Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Once again, Bozar is proud to present the most famous big band in the world: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The New York ensemble has been the standard-bearer for big band repertoire for many years, playing pieces by legends such as Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman as well as new commissions. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra stands for a combination of authenticity and creativity, celebratory tradition and devotion to excellence. These values also suit the artistic director, Wynton Marsalis, down to the ground. The acclaimed trumpet player and composer has received no fewer than nine Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Music. Since the eighties, he has embodied everything that American traditional jazz stands for. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra presents a unique programme at Bozar: after Marsalis’ Democracy! Suite for septet, you’ll hear what happens when the entire orchestra bursts into full swing.