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Behind Inferno: Sherman Irby's Musical Interpretation of Dante's Poem

Behind Inferno: Sherman Irby's Musical Interpretation of Dante's Poem
Hell's never sounded so suave and soulful as it does on Sherman Irby's Inferno. The JLCO's lead alto saxophonist transforms Dante's epic poem into...

Playlist: The Music That Inspires Sherman Irby

Playlist: The Music That Inspires Sherman Irby
Sherman Irby's Inferno is out now on all digital formats -- listen now at jazz.org/inferno Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's lead alto saxophonist...

Out Now: "Endangered Species" from The Music of Wayne Shorter

Out Now: "Endangered Species" from The Music of Wayne Shorter
 Pre-order The Music of Wayne Shorter now! Album out on 1/31 on CD and digital formats. Wayne Shorter's "Endangered Species" gets the big band tre...

Read an Excerpt of Christian McBride's Liner Notes for The Music of Wayne Shorter

Read an Excerpt of Christian McBride's Liner Notes for The Music of Wayne Shorter
With a legendary career spanning over 60 years, Wayne Shorter's influence as both a composer and saxophonist of unbounded imagination has inspired...

Watch Veronica Swift Join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis for "(Everybody's Waitin' on) The Man with the Bag"

Santa Claus comes through in the clutch for a group of overjoyed musicians in the new animated video for "(Everybody's Waitin' on) The Man with the...

'Tis the season to Unwrap Big Band Holidays II !

Out now, it's Big Band Holidays II on 180g audiophile vinyl! Put the latest record from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis u...

Out 1/31/20: The Music of Wayne Shorter

Out 1/31/20: The Music of Wayne Shorter
One of jazz's biggest dreamers is getting a big band canvas. Blue Engine Records is pleased to announce that The Music of Wayne Shorter by the Jaz...

Watch Now: Aretha Franklin's Stunning Big Band Holidays Performance

Get Big Band Holidays II on CD, vinyl, digital formats on our webstore or stream it now! In 2015, Aretha Franklin joined the Jazz at Lincoln Cent...

Behind the Song: Mah Nà Mah Nà

Behind the Song: Mah Nà Mah Nà
Get "Mah Nà Mah Nà" from our webstore or stream it now! If you had a chance to catch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis per...

Watch the trailer for Jazz for Kids, the latest record from the JLCO!

You're never too young to start listening to jazz. (Or old, for that matter.) Swing along to Jazz For Kids, the latest release from Blue Engine Rec...

Listen to the Norman Lewis-inspired "Twilight Sounds" from Jazz & Art

Out now from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, it's Jazz and Art, an album inspired by painters. For a taste of how the JL...

Listen Now: The First Movement from Wynton Marsalis's Swing Symphony

Listen Now: The First Movement from Wynton Marsalis's Swing Symphony
Wynton Marsalis has billed his third symphony—Swing Symphony—as a musical meditation on American ideals that captures the full spectrum of 20th ce...