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From his first performance on November 12, 1976 (when he was just 15 years old ) Wynton Marsalis has remained committed to touring the United States for the last 40+ years, making 3,555 stops in a total of 597 cities listed below. At almost all of these gigs he has been the last one to leave the venues, speaking with parents and kids and students and citizens.
Aiken, SC / Akron, OH / Albany, NY / Albuquerque, NM / Alfred, NY / Allentown, PA / Amarillo, TX / Ames, IA / Amherst, MA / Amherst, NY / Anchorage, AK / Andover, MA / Ann Arbor, MI / Annandale-On-Hudson, NY / Annapolis, MD / Anniston, AL / Appleton, WI / Arcata, CA / Arkansas City, KS / Arvada, CO / Asbury Park, NJ / Asheville, NC / Ashville, NC / Aspen, CO / Athens, GA / Athens, OH / Atlanta, GA / Atlantic City, NJ / Augusta, GA / Austin, TX / Bakersfield, CA / Baltimore, MD / Bar Harbor, ME / Bartlesville, OK / Bartlett, TN / Baton Rouge, LA / Beaufort, SC / Beckett, MA / Bellingham, WA / Bend, OR / Berkeley, CA / Bethel, NY / Bethlehem, PA / Beverly, MA / Beverly Hills, CA / Billings, MT / Binghamton, NY / Birmingham, AL / Blacksburg, VA / Bloomington, IL / Bloomington, IN / Bloomington, MN / Bloomsburg, PA / Boca Raton, FL / Boise, ID / Boone, NC / Boston, MA / Boulder, CO / Bowling Green, KY / Bowling Green, OH / Bozeman, MT / Breckenridge, CO / Bridgeport, CT / Brighton, MI / Broken Arrow, OK / Brookings, SD / Brooklyn, NY / Brookville, NY / Brunswick, ME / Buffalo, NY / Burbank, CA / Burlington, VT / Bushkill, PA / Cambridge, MA / Camden, NE / Camden, NJ / Camp Hill, PA / Canandaigua, NY / Cape May, NJ / Carbondale, IL / Carlisle, PA / Carmel, CA / Carmel, IN / Carrollton, GA / Carteret, NJ / Castleton, VA / Cedar Falls, IA / Cedar Rapids, IA / Cerritos, CA / Champaign, IL / Chapel Hill, NC / Charleston, SC / Charlestown, WV / Charlotte, NC / Charlottesville, VA / Chattanooga, TN / Chautauqua, NY / Cheyenne, WY / Chicago, IL / Chico, CA / Cincinnati, OH / City of Greeley, CO / Claremont, CA / Clayton, MO / Clearwater, FL / Clemson, SC / Cleveland, OH / Clinton Township, MI / Cohasset, MA / Collegeville, PA / Colorado Springs, CO / Columbia, MD / Columbia, MO / Columbia, SC / Columbus, GA / Columbus, MS / Columbus, OH / Concord, CA / Concord, NH / Conway, AR / Coral Springs, FL / Corning, NY / Corte Madeira, CA / Corvallis, OR / Costa Mesa, CA / Cranston, RI / Crystal Lake, IL / Cupertino, CA / Cuyahoga Falls, OH / Dallas, TX / Danbury, CT / Danville, KY / Danville, VA / Davenport, IA / Davidson, NC / Davis, CA / Dayton, OH / Daytona Beach, FL / De Pere, WI / Decatur, IL / Decatur, MI / Decorah, IA / Deerfield, IL / Dekalb, IL / Denver, CO / Denville, NJ / Des Moines, IA / Detroit, MI / Devon, PA / Dover, DE / Dubuque, IA / Durham, NC / East Hampton, NY / East Lansing, MI / East Sound, WA / Easton, MD / Easton, PA / Eau Claire, WI / Edmond, OK / El Paso, TX / Elkhart, IN / Elmira, NY / Elon, NC / Emeryville, CA / Encinitas, CA / Englewood, NJ / Erie, PA / Escondido, CA / Eugene, OR / Evanston, IL / Evansville, IN / Ewing, NJ / Fairbanks, AK / Fairfax, VA / Fairfield, CT / Fairmont, WV / Fayetteville, AR / Fernandina Beach, FL / Flagstaff, AZ / Flint, MI / Flushing, NY / Fort Collins, CO / Fort Dodge, IA / Fort Lauderdale, FL / Fort Pierce, FL / Fort Wayne, IN / Fort Worth, TX / Fredericksburg, VA / Freehold Manalapan, NJ / Fresno, CA / Friday Harbor, WA / Gainesville, FL / Gainesville, FL / Galloway, NJ / Galveston, TX / Gambier, OH / Gary, IN / Geneseo, NY / Geneva, NY / Germantown, TN / Glassboro, NJ / Glen Cove, NY / Glen Ellyn, IL / Glenside, PA / Goshen, IN / Grand Forks, ND / Grand Junction, CO / Grand Rapids, MI / Granville, OH / Grass Valley, CA / Great Barrington, MA / Green Bay, WI / Greensboro, NC / Greenvale, NY / Greenville, NC / Greenville, SC / Gresham, OR / Grinnell, IA / Guerneville, CA / Guthrie, OK / Hagerstown, MD / Hampton, NY / Hampton, VA / Hampton Beach, NH / Hanover, NH / Harrisburg, PA / Harrisonburg, VA / Hartford, CT / Hattiesburg, MS / Hays, KS / Helena, MT / Hershey, PA / Highland, IL / Highland Park, IL / Highland Park, MI / Highmount, NY / Hilton Head, SC / Hollywood, CA / Holmdel, NJ / Honolulu, HI / Houston, TX / Huber Heights, OH / Huntington, NY / Huntington, WV / Huntsville, AL / Hyannis, MA / Indiana, PA / Indianapolis, IN / Indianapolis,, IN / Interlochen, MI / Iowa City, IA / Irvine, CA / Ithaca, NY / Jackson, MS / Jacksonville, FL / Jacksonville, OR / Jersey City, NJ / Johnstown, PA / Juneau, AK / Kalamazoo, MI / Kalispell, MT / Kansas, MO / Kansas City, KS / Kansas City, MO / Katonah, NY / Kenai, AK / Kennett Square, PA / Kent, CT / Kent, OH / Kettering, OH / Killington, VT / Kingston, NY / Kingston, PA / Kissimmee, FL / Knoxville, TN / Kohler, WI / Kutztown, PA / La Crosse, WI / Lafayette, IN / Lafayette, LA / Lake Luzerne, NY / Lancaster, CA / Lancaster, PA / Lansing, MI / Laramie, WY / Las Vegas, NV / Laurel, MD / Lawrence, KS / Lawrenceville, NY / Lafayette, LA / Lenox, MA / Lewisburg, PA / Lewisburg, WV / Lewiston, ME / Lewiston, NY / Lexington, KY / Lexington, VA / Lincoln, NE / Lincoln, PA / Lindsborg, KS / Little Rock, AR / Logan, UT / Long Beach, CA / Long Branch, NJ / Lorton, VA / Los Angeles, CA / Louisville, KY / Lubbock, TX / Lufkin, TX / Lynchburg, VA / Mackinac Island, MI / Madison, NJ / Madison, WI / Malibu, CA / Manchester, NH / Manhattan, KS / Mansfield, MA / Martha's Vineyard, MA / Maryville, MO / Maui, HI / Meadville, PA / Mechanicsburg, PA / Medford, MA / Melbourne, FL / Memphis, TN / Mentor, OH / Meridian, MS / Meridian,, MS / Mesa, AZ / Miami, FL / Miami Beach, FL / Middlebury, VT / Midland, MI / Midland, TX / Milwaukee, WI / Minneapolis, MN / Minneapolis, MS / Misquamicut, RI / Missoula, MT / Mobile, AL / Monmouth, OR / Montclair, NJ / Monterey, CA / Montgomery, AL / Monticello, AR / Moorhead, MN / Morgantown, WV / Morristown, NJ / Moscow, ID / Mount Gretna, PA / Mount Vernon, NY / Mount Vernon, OH / Mt. Clemens, MI / Muncie, IN / Napa, CA / Naperville, IL / Naples, FL / Nashville, TN / New Bedford, MA / New Brunswick, NJ / New Haven, CT / New London, CT / New Orleans, LA / New Rochelle, NY / New York, NY / Newark, DE / Newark, NJ / Newberry, SC / Newport, RI / Newport News, VA / Norfolk, VA / North Adams, MA / North Bethesda, MD / Northampton, MA / Northridge, CA / Norwich, CT / Notre Dame, IN / Novi, MI / Oak Bluffs, MA / Oakland, CA / Oakville, CA / Oceanport, NJ / Oklahoma City, OK / Olympia, WA / Omaha, NE / Opelika, AL / Orange, TX / Orlando, FL / Orono, ME / Oswego, NY / Oxford, MS / Oxford, OH / Oyster Bay, NY / Palatine, IL / Palm Beach, FL / Palm Desert, CA / Palo Alto, CA / Park Forest South, IL / Parkersburg, WV / Peekskill, NY / Peekskill, TX / Pembroke, NC / Pensacola, FL / Peoria, IL / Philadelphia, NY / Philadelphia, PA / Phoenix, AZ / Pine Plains, NY / Pittsburgh, PA / Pittsfield, MA / Plymouth, NH / Pomona, NJ / Port Chester, NY / Portland, ME / Portland, OR / Portsmouth, NH / Potsdam, NY / Poughkeepsie, NY / Prescott, AZ / Princeton, NJ / Providence, RI / Provincetown, MA / Provo, UT / Purchase, NY / Queens, NY / Radford, VA / Raleigh, NC / Randolph, NJ / Reading, PA / Red Bank, NJ / Redondo Beach, CA / Redwood City, CA / Reno, NV / Richmond, IN / Richmond, KY / Richmond, VA / Ripon, WI / Riverside, CA / Roanoke, NY / Roanoke, VA / Rochester, MI / Rochester, MN / Rochester, NY / Rock Hill, SC / Rockford, IL / Rockport, MA / Rohnert Park, CA / Rolla, MO / Royal Oak, MI / Rutland, VT / Sacramento, CA / Saginaw, MI / Saint Louis, MO / Salem, OR / Salina, KS / Salt Lake City, UT / San Angelo, TX / San Antonio, TX / San Diego, CA / San Francisco, CA / San Jose, CA / San Juan Capistrano, CA / San Luis Obispo, CA / Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Cruz, CA / Santa Fe, NM / Santa Rosa, CA / Sarasota, FL / Saratoga, CA / Saratoga, NY / Saratoga Springs, NY / Savannah, GA / Schenectady, NY / Scottsdale, AZ / Scranton, PA / Seattle, WA / Selbyville, DE / Sewanee, TN / Shelburne, VT / Shippensburg, PA / Shreveport, LA / Silver Spring, MD / Sioux City, IA / Sioux Falls, SD / Skaneateles, NY / Skokie, IL / Snoqualmie, WA / Sonoma, CA / South Amboy, NJ / South Bend, IN / South Orange, NJ / Spartanburg, SC / Spindale, NC / Spokane, WA / Spring, TX / Springfield, IL / Springfield, IN / Springfield, MA / Springfield, MO / Springfield, OH / St. Johnsbury, VT / St. Louis, MO / St. Paul, MN / St. Peter, MN / St. Petersburg, FL / Stamford, CT / Stanford, CA / Staten Island, NY / Steamboat Springs, CO / Sterling Heights, MI / Stevens Point, WI / Stockton, CA / Stony Brook, NY / Storm Lake, IA / Storrs, CT / Stratton Mountain, VT / Sun Valley, ID / Sunrise, FL / Syracuse, NY / Tacoma, WA / Tahlequah, OK / Tallahassee, FL / Tampa, FL / Tanglewood, MA / Tarrytown, NY / Telluride, CO / Temecula, CA / Tempe, AZ / Tenafly, NJ / Texarkana, TX / Thomasville, GA / Thousand Oaks, CA / Toledo, OH / Topeka, KS / Torrance, CA / Traverse City, MI / Trenton, NJ / Troy, NY / Tucson, AZ / Tulsa, OK / Turlock, CA / Tuscaloosa, AL / Tyler, TX / Union, NJ / Universal City, CA / University Park, PA / Urbana, IL / Utica, NY / Vail, CO / Valdez, AK / Vienna, VA / Virginia Beach, VA / Visalia, CA / Wantagh, NY / Warrensville Heights, OH / Washington, DC / Waterbury, CT / Waterford, CT / Wausau, IL / Wausau, WI / Waverly, IA / Wayne, NJ / Webster, NY / Webster Groves, MO / Welches, OR / Wellesley, MA / West Hartford, CT / West Hollywood, CA / West Lafayette, IN / West Palm Beach, FL / West Philadelphia, PA / West Point, NY / West Yarmouth, MA / Westbury, NY / Westhampton Beach, NY / Westport, CT / Westwood, CA / Wheaton, IL / Wichita, KS / Wilkes-Barre, PA / Williamsburg, VA / Williamsport, PA / Wilmington, DE / Wilmington, NC / Wilson, NC / Windsor, CT / Winston-Salem, NC / Winter Haven, FL / Winter Park, CO / Winter Park, FL / Wolfeboro, NH / Woodinville, WA / Worcester, MA / York, PA / Youngstown, OH / Ypsilanti, MI / Zanesville, OH
Dave Brubeck, Linda Sikhakhane, The Mariel Bildsten Quintet, and more have albums coming out in November!
Joel Ross, the Brianna Thomas Band, the Dafnis Prieto Sextet, and more have albums coming out in October!
Listen to the music of the President of Jazz: Lester "Pres" Young.
Jazz at Lincoln Center remembers the life and legacy of Chick Corea, a towering figure whose innovations spanned decades and genres.
Jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and Essentially Ellington alum Isaiah J. Thompson shares moments in #BlackExcellence that inspire him.
Wynton Marsalis performs Amazing Grace at Federal Hall on September 30, 2020 #DebateDefends
Wynton Marsalis breaks down his top ten cultural moments with a monthly listicle. This month, Wynton shares his top ten heroic cultural moments from Walk Whitman to Marvin Gaye.
Explore the music and legacy of Nina Simone, which speaks to her duality as a gifted artist and civil rights activist invoking the spirit of protest in her works.
Introducing a new Jazz at Lincoln Center series titled "Wynton's Top Ten," a monthly listicle curated by Wynton Marsalis. This month, Wynton shares his “Top Ten” picks for "Compelling Works on the Subject of Freedom" and his annotations behind each selection.
NYC's breadth of unique venues across town include legendary landmark locations, contemporary elegant lounges & no-frills bebop joints that provide a diverse community of swinging experiences.
We celebrate the history of South African jazz with these essential records.
Nobody in the history of jazz expressed himself more freely; or with more variety, swing, and sophistication than Duke Ellington. Listen to our playlist of essential Ellington recordings and find out how he changed jazz forever.
Find out who the three 2018 inductees into the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame are! All three made an indelible impact on America's music and influenced millions in the process.
Here's a list of 10 more must-have classics to round out your collection of jazz records.
Celebrate Thelonious Monk by getting to know the legend through his son’s memories.
Chick Corea is one of the most influential figures in jazz and one of the greatest living jazz pianists. Here are five essential albums from his discography.
Wynton Marsalis appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform with Jon Batiste, Stay Human, and acclaimed dancer Lil Buck. Check out video and behind-the-scenes content from their performance.
New to jazz and don't know where to start? With many artists and extensive catalogues of music, a new jazz listener can feel intimidated. We're here to help! Check out our list of 10 albums to get you started on your jazz journey and introduce yourself to some of jazz's great artists.
On December 7, 2014 the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra drove 8 hours on an off day to play for Clark Terry on his 94th birthday. Victor Goines, James Chirillo, Ted Nash, Vincent Gardner, and Walter Blanding recall the day and the impact that Clark had on jazz.
Listen to the music of the President of Jazz: Lester "Pres" Young.
Jazz at Lincoln Center remembers the life and legacy of Chick Corea, a towering figure whose innovations spanned decades and genres.
Jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and Essentially Ellington alum Isaiah J. Thompson shares moments in #BlackExcellence that inspire him.
Wynton Marsalis breaks down his top ten cultural moments with a monthly listicle. This month, Wynton shares his top ten heroic cultural moments from Walk Whitman to Marvin Gaye.
Introducing a new Jazz at Lincoln Center series titled "Wynton's Top Ten," a monthly listicle curated by Wynton Marsalis. This month, Wynton shares his “Top Ten” picks for "Compelling Works on the Subject of Freedom" and his annotations behind each selection.
Our education programs have gone online! Find out how you can join for free and learn more about jazz from our experts and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
NYC's breadth of unique venues across town include legendary landmark locations, contemporary elegant lounges & no-frills bebop joints that provide a diverse community of swinging experiences.
We celebrate the history of South African jazz with these essential records.
We sat down with Gerald Cannon ahead of his Memorial Day Weekend performances at Dizzy's.
Discover how growing up in the Bronx shaped Will Calhoun’s appreciation for art and how Elvin Jones inspired him to define his individuality.
Ornette Coleman led a life as fascinating as his music. Read up on some interesting facts about this jazz legend!
Before his passing in May, Joe Temperley spent 29 unforgettable years as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's baritone saxophonist and its beloved elder statesman. Between performances on their recent mini-tour of Canada, several JLCO members shared their memories of Temperley, who left behind an indelible legacy and a whole lot of stories.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, so we thought we'd celebrate by delving into the careers of a handful of underappreciated jazz artists. Explore the careers of six musicians who deserve more accolades and learn the best places to start with their discographies.