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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.
William James "Count" Basie (/ ˈ b eɪ s i /; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording.
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.
Apollo Legends Hall of Fame. The Apollo Legends Hall of Fame was created in 1985. The Hall of Fame initially consisted of the names of 25 performers who debuted at the Apollo before 1955, as well as memorabilia representing the theater's history. Every year thereafter, up to ten people have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is a museum dedicated to preservation and celebration of the jazz history of Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. The idea for the museum was conceived in 1995. The museum was founded in 1997 by Leonard Garment, counsel to two U.S. presidents, and an accomplished jazz saxophonist, Abraham David Sofaer, a former U ...
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 ...
T. American Theater Hall of Fame. National Track and Field Hall of Fame. USATF Masters Hall of Fame. Categories: Halls of fame in New York (state) Culture of New York City. Tourist attractions in New York City. Organizations based in New York City.
David Geffen Hall is a concert hall in New York City 's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan 's Upper West Side. The 2,200-seat auditorium opened in 1962, and is the home of the New York Philharmonic . The facility, designed by Max Abramovitz, was originally named Philharmonic Hall and was renamed Avery Fisher Hall in ...