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Website. www .jazz .org. Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center in New York City. The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at Time Warner Center in October 2004. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The center hosts performances by the orchestra and by visiting musicians.
A Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame member is a jazz musician who has made a significant contribution to the art form called jazz; used his artistry for social causes. The artist was born, a long-time resident, and has a musical connection to Kings County in New York State. Members of the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame include: Lena Horne, Max Roach ...
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) [1] is an American bebop / hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. [2] He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Golson is known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with ...
Jazz Foundation of America, New York City, New York. Jazz House Kids, Montclair, New Jersey. Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Jazz Interactions, New York City, New York. Jazz Loft Project, University of Arizona and Duke University. Jazz on the Square, Woodstock, Illinois.
Richie Cannata (born March 3, 1949) is an American music producer, saxophonist, keyboardist and studio owner. He is most notable for playing saxophone in Billy Joel's band alongside Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, and Doug Stegmeyer. After leaving the band in 1981, [3] he opened Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York.
e. International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), formerly a not-for-profit corporation based in Manhattan, Kansas, was a volunteer-run organization that, among other things, allocated student scholarships through its approved festivals program. Its annual conference was a gathering point for professional artists as well as jazz enthusiasts.
Joe Riposo. Joseph Riposo is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and was an educator at Syracuse University. He was the Director of Jazz Studies at Syracuse University and directed the Morton B. Schiff Jazz Ensemble. He has played with Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, the Mcguire Sisters, the Woody Herman Band ...
Jazz, swing. Years active. 1988–present. Labels. Blue Engine. Website. www .jazz .org. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is an American big band and jazz orchestra led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The orchestra is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a performing arts organization in New York City.