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Big Band Holidays: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Presented by Strathmore at Music Center at Strathmore

Jazz up your holiday celebration with the legendary Marsalis!

Special Guests Vuyo Sotashe & Veronica Swift

Jazz up your holiday celebration with the legendary Marsalis! This magical evening of festive music blends classical, jazz, and holiday favorites, featuring 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, including spectacular young vocalists Sotashe and Swift. This remarkably versatile orchestra is known for their vast repertoire ranging from original compositions and Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works to rare historic compositions and masterworks by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, and many others. Their take on your holiday favorites will leave no doubt why they were voted Best Big Band in the DownBeat Readers Poll four years in a row!

Marsalis is a 9-time Grammy Award winner
He’s the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for both jazz and classical records
All in the family: Wynton is the son of jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr., grandson of Ellis Marsalis, Sr., and brother of saxophonist Branford, trombonist Delfeayo, and drummer Jason

Parking Info

For full parking information and directions, please visit www.strathmore.org/your-visit/directions-and-parking

Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.

Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.