SEPTEMBER 2002
Jazz Talk: Tall Tales from the Big Bu
Wynton Marsalis hosts a talk on Art Blakey
. Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 7pm

The Big Beat – The Music of Art Blakey
Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and special guests Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Watson, Ralph Peterson, and many others.
Friday & Saturday, September 20 & 21, 2002, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Jazz for Young People: Who is Art Blakey?
Hosted by Wynton Marsalis.
Saturday, September 21, 2002, 11am & 1pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway
Leadership support for Jazz for Young People is provided by The Lindemann Education Fund and The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation.

Jazz 101
8-week intermediate class led by Phil Schaap.
September 25 to November 13, 2002, 6:30-8pm
J@LC Offices, 33 West 60th Street, 11th Floor

OCTOBER 2002
Singers over Manhattan: Mark Murphy & Claudia Acuña
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 3, 4 & 5, 2002, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Jazz at the Penthouse: Caribbean Classics – Pan Drums
Featuring an ensemble led by David “Happy” Williams, with Othello Molineaux on pan drums.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 10, 11 & 12, 2002, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

The World of Roy Haynes
Featuring Roy Haynes, with special guests Chick Corea and others, in a variety of ensembles reflecting the length and breadth of his career.
Wednesday & Thursday, October 16 & 17, 2002, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Led by Arturo O’Farrill.
Friday, October 25, 2002, 8pm
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx
Saturday, October 26, 2002, 8pm
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, 2900 Campus Road & Hillel Place, Brooklyn

Freedom Now & Then – The Music of Max Roach
Featuring an ensemble led by drummer Ali Jackson.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 31, November 1 & 2, 2002, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Touring: LCJO in Southeast Asia and on a two-week residency in Japan.

NOVEMBER 2002
Manhattan Rhapsody – The Seventh Annual Awards Gala & Benefit Concert Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, joined by special guest vocalists.
Monday, November 11, 2002, 7:30pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue

Jazz at the Penthouse: Terri Lyne Carrington
With pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist John Pattitucci, and saxophonist Gary Thomas.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 21, 22 & 23, 2002, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Touring: LCJO performing four nights of All Rise with the San Francisco Symphony.

DECEMBER 2002
Soul Jazz
Featuring saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman, vibraphonist Roy Ayers and Ubiquity, the Masters of Groove – featuring organist Reuben Wilson, and guitarist Grant Green, Jr., and drummers Clyde Stubblefield (12/6 only) and Bernard Purdie (12/7 only) – and others.
Friday & Saturday, December 6 & 7, 2002, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Jazz Talk: Benny Goodman
Hosted by Loren Schoenberg.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002, 7pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

LCJO: The Music of Benny Goodman
Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, joined by guests Paquito D’Rivera & Bob Wilber on clarinet and saxophone, and others. Thursday & Saturday, December 12 & 14, 2002, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Singers over Manhattan: tba
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, December 12, 13 & 14, 2002, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

JANUARY 2003
An Evening with Nancy Wilson
Featuring Nancy Wilson, and special guests, backed by a 30-piece string ensemble.
Monday, January 13, 2003, 8pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue

Jazz 101
4-week beginners class hosted by Loren Schoenberg with Wynton Marsalis.
January 22 to February 12, 2003, 6:30-8pm
J@LC Offices, 33 West 60th Street, 11th Floor

Jazz at the Penthouse: Lewis Nash
Featuring Lewis Nash in ensembles ranging from duo to septet.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 23, 24 & 25, 2003, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

As of Now: Toshiko Akiyoshi & Maria Schneider
Akiyoshi and Schneider will premiere commissioned works for their respective big bands. Akiyoshi’s piece will feature Japanese Taiko drums and other percussion.
Friday & Saturday, January 31 & February 1, 2003, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Touring: LCJO in United Kingdom and France

FEBRUARY 2003
Jazz at the Penthouse: Bone Structure
Featuring trombonists Wycliffe Gordon & Ron Westray with a rhythm section. Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, February 6, 7 & 8, 2003, 8pm, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Jazz for Young People: What is Improvisation?
Hosted by Wycliffe Gordon.
Leadership support for Jazz for Young People is provided by The Lindemann Education Fund and The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
Friday, February 7, 2003, 10:30am & 1pm
The Apollo Theatre, 253 West 125th Street – FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY
Saturday, February 8, 2003, 11am & 1pm, Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway


Jazz Talk: Flamenco & Jazz
With Chano Dominguez and Julio Martí.
Tuesday, February 11, 2003, 7pm, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

LCJO: Flamenco Nights
Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and a flamenco ensemble led by Chano Dominguez. Marsalis and Dominguez will premiere J@LC-commissioned works.
Thursday & Saturday, February 13 & 15, 2003, 8pm,
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway


LCJO: Valentine Swing
A dance party featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
Friday, February 14, 2003, 8pm


Jazz at the Penthouse: Jimmy Cobb’s Mob
Featuring pianist Richard Wyands, guitarist Peter Bernstein & bassist John Webber, and guest saxophonist Eric Alexander.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, February 20, 21 & 22, 2003, 8pm, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Led by Arturo O’Farrill.
Friday, February 28, 2003, 8pm
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, 2900 Campus Road & Hillel Place
Saturday, March 1, 2003, 8pm
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York

Touring: LCJO in United Kingdom and France


MARCH 2003
Jazz Talk: Jazz and Social Protest
Hosted by Robert O’Meally.
Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 7pm, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

LCJO: Evolution of the Groove
Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, LCJO drummer Herlin Riley as guest music director, and narration written by Stanley Crouch.
Thursday & Friday, March 20 & 21, 2003, 8pm, Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway

Singers over Manhattan: Grady Tate & Lizz Wright
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 27, 28 & 29, 2003, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

Touring: LCJO in Midwestern & Eastern U.S.


APRIL 2003
Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – Mambo Dance
Led by Arturo O’Farrill.
Saturday, April 5, 2003, 8pm


Jazz Jamboree
Featuring the Dave Holland Quintet, the Michael Brecker Quartet, and the Wynton Marsalis Septet with guest saxophonist Joe Lovano, performing separately and with each other’s ensembles.
Friday, April 25, 2003, 8pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue


Jazz 101
4-week beginners class, led by Loren Schoenberg with Wynton Marsalis.
April 30 to May 21, 2003, 6:30-8pm, J@LC Offices, 33 West 60th Street, 11th Floor


Touring: LCJO in Midwestern & Eastern U.S.


MAY 2003
Jazz at the Penthouse: Richard Galliano
Featuring Galliano and a special ensemble.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 1, 2 & 3, 2003, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

LCJO: Africa Jazz
Featuring the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, joined by special guests and an African drum ensemble.
Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2003, 8pm, Miller Theater, Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway
As part of a Drum Symposium produced in collaboration with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, which will also feature lecture-demonstrations, master classes, and films.

Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Led by Arturo O’Farrill, with guest soloist Wynton Marsalis.
Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 2003, 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway


Jazz for Young People: What is a Jazz Groove?
Hosted by Wynton Marsalis.
Leadership support for Jazz for Young People is provided by The Lindemann Education Fund and The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
Friday, May 9, 2003, 10:30am & 1pm,
The Apollo Theatre, 253 West 125th Street – FOR SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY
Saturday, May 10, 2003, 11am & 1pm
Alice Tully Hall, 65th Street and Broadway


The Seventh Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
Finalist Competition Part 1
Sunday, May 18, 2003
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue FREE
Finalist Competition, Part II
Monday, May 19, 2003
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue
FREE
Final Concert
Featuring the top three bands and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Monday, May 19, 2003, 7:30pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street and Columbus Avenue

Jazz at the Penthouse: The Music of James Black
Featuring Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Idris Muhammad, and others.
Tuesday – Saturday, May 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2003, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor

JUNE 2003
Jazz at the Penthouse: The Music of Herbie Nichols
Featuring the Herbie Nichols Project, led by pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Ben Allison, with saxophonist Ted Nash and others.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, June 5, 6 & 7, 2003, 8pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor