*SWING / JAZZ / CONCERTS*
Jazz at Lincoln Center / The House of Swing / 2025-6 Concert Season
Sep 18, 2025-Jun 20, 2026 (Details/Tickets)
The new season, Mother Africa, invites you on a vibrant journey through the sounds, histories, and cultural roots of jazz shaped by the African diaspora with popular shows like Wynton Marsalis' Afro!, Steve Miller, and Duke in Africa!
With 80 electrifying concerts, including 12 unique concerts with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a world premiere by Wynton Marsalis, the season will take you on a powerful musical journey-back to jazz's roots, across its transatlantic evolution, and through the vibrant diversity of its geography, all the way to the exciting new sounds emerging today.
Schedule:
. Oct 3-4, 2025 @Rose Theater / Abdullah Ibrahim: Life of a Legend Feat. Terence Blanchard, Kenny Garrett, Cecil McBee and Ekaya
. Oct 17-18, 2025 @Rose Theater / Celia Cruz: A Centennial Celebration!
(** Oct 18, 3pm: Family Concert: Who is Celia Cruz?)
. Oct 24-25, 2025 @Rose Theater / Nduduzo Makhathini and the Music of Bheki Mseleku
. Nov 7-8, 2025 @Rose Theater / Cyro Baptista at 75: A Banquet for the Spirits
. Nov 14-15, 2025 @Rose Theater / Steve Miller
. Nov 21-22, 2025 @Rose Theater / Journey Through Jazz: The Mighty Negro Spirituals - The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
. Dec 16-21, 2025 @Rose Theater / Big Band Holidays w/The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
. Jan 15-17, 2026 @Rose Theater / Duke Ellington, Duke in Africa w/The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
. Jan 30-31, 2026 @Rose Theater / Come Sunday: The Sacred Works of Duke Ellington
. Feb 13-14, 2026 @Rose Theater / Dianne Reeves
. Mar 6-7, 2026 @The Appel Room / Big Band Afro Beats: Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Michael Olatuja
. Mar 27-28, 2026 @The Appel Room / Bill Frisell: 75th Birthday Celebration with Special Guests
. Apr 17-18, 2026 @Rose Theater / Birth of the Blues w/The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
. May 14-16, 2026 @Rose Theater / Sketches of Miles: Miles Davis at 100 w/The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
. June 12-13, 2026 @Rose Theater / Hamilton de Holanda and the Music of Moacir Santos w/The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Location: Rose or Appel Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
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Your concert ticket opens the door to even more. Before select performances, join us for free pre-concert lectures that bring the music to life in new ways. Guided by musicologists and scholars, these conversations explore the history, themes, and inspirations behind each program, giving you a deeper connection to what you?ll hear onstage.
. Sep 18?20; Oct 3?4; Oct 17?18; Oct 24?25; Nov 14?15; Feb 27?28
. Mar 12?14; Apr 17?18; May 8?9; Jun 12?13
Concert lectures begin at 6:30 p.m., before each performance.
Location: The Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Studio at Frederick P. Rose Hall
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