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
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
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