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May 2018 News

Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola July 2018 Lineup Announced

New York, NY (May 31, 2018) - Performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in July celebrate jazz’s most influential artists and outstanding members of the jazz community during the three-night Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame Festival. On International Jazz Appreciation Day, Jazz at Lincoln Center announced the 2018 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame class of inductees - Jimmie Blanton, Nat “King” Cole, and Nina Simone. The legacy of each inductee, selected by public vote, will be celebrated at curated sets on July 17-19, 2018 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. The festival kicks off with a tribute to Jimmie Blanton (July 17); followed by Shenel Johns and Vuyo Sotashe with special guests honoring the timeless stylings of Nina Simone (July 18); and the Freddy Cole Quartet celebrating the incandescent voice of Freddy’s brother, Nat “King” Cole (July 19).

Saturday, May 12th, 2018

Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces The 23rd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival: Top-Placing Bands and Soloists Awards

For Immediate Release: May 12, 2018 Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces The 23rd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival: Top-Placing Bands and Soloists Awards

Monday, May 7th, 2018

World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis' The Ever Fonky Lowdown, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, June 7-9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WORLD PREMIERE OF WYNTON MARSALIS’ THE EVER FONKY LOWDOWN JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S ROSE THEATER JUNE 7-9, 8PM New work features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Doug Wamble, Jazzmeia Horn, Brianna Thomas, Camille