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Experience the roots of jazz with The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and special guests. Explore early influences, blending blues, gospel, and bluegrass with reimagined classics from Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.
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Date
Friday, February 7, 2025 7:30PM
Location
Rose Theater
Name
Jazz Americana: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Description
ABOUT THE CONCERT
What are the roots of America’s greatest art form? Jazz Americana offers an answer. In this Rose Theater performance, the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis leads audiences through the music’s earliest era, integrating elements of blues, gospel, country, and bluegrass and featuring captivating new arrangements of works by Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings as well as Duke Ellington’s NOLA-inflected music of the 1920s. The JLCO will be joined by very special guests Terry Waldo, Mark O'Connor and Shenel Johns.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
- A program brimming with blues, gospel, country, bluegrass, and the early sounds of swing
- Special guests Terry Waldo, Mark O'Connor, and Shenel Johns
- Experience Rose Theater, JALC’s stunning concert hall that provides an unmatched acoustic experience