The musicians, confident of Shorter's composition, made it fresh each time. In Kerouac's words, they had IT. Time stopped. The fans, I'm told many were musicians themselves, had packed the space and retreated in hushed tones. One said, he'd had a full story ![]()
Saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter is a triple winner in the 2013 Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association.
miamiherald.com (22 days ago)
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter triple winner in 2013 Jazz Awards; Smith jazz musician of the year
msn.com (22 days ago)

The resurrected Dance Theater of Harlem returned to the stage with a bold choice, Balanchine’s “Agon,” and three other works in a mixed program at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
nytimes.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

“Gloria,” a New York premiere choreographed by Robert Garland, was the centerpiece of Dance Theater of Harlem’s second program in its comeback run, at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
nytimes.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
Jazz ensembles from Lexington High and Foxborough High are among 15 finalists in this year’s “Essentially Ellington” competition, which begins May 10 at New York’s Lincoln Center. Founded in 1996, the three-day, student-oriented jazz festival honors Duke Ellington, one of America’s greatest composers and band leaders, and features Wynton Marsalis as host, with musical...
boston.com (14 days ago)

I came away from “Without a Net,” the Wayne Shorter Quartet’s new CD, with the impression that this ensemble is truly postmodern. The quartet exudes a healthy skepticism toward conventional forms of jazz expression from the past, preferring to make melodic allusions — for instance, Sonny Rollins’ “Oleo” during “Pegasus.”
nydailynews.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

An archive assembled over six decades by the record producer and writer Frank Driggs will go to Jazz at Lincoln Center.
nytimes.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

It’s been a long voyage home for Dance Theatre of Harlem. The trailblazing company Arthur Mitchell founded in 1969 shut down due to lack of funds nine years ago. Opening Wednesday at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, it’s leaner than when it left and needs time...
nypost.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
The tuition-free youth orchestra for high-school students will be coached by Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians including Wynton Marsalis, and will showcase its work in a concert at Carnegie Hall next March.
wsj.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
It will feature a range of jazz and pop artists, including the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the flamenco star Buika and the blues singer Buddy Guy.
nytimes.com (1 month and 26 days ago)
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