"The finest big band in the world today,"
-- The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)
The Shedd Institute is extremely pleased to welcome Grammy Award-winning Wynton Marsalis and his acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra back to Eugene for a special evening at our own intimate, acoustically-superb Jaqua Concert Hall, Friday, October 6, 2023.
Composed of today’s finest jazz soloists and ensemble players, JLCO ranks as one of the world’s leading large jazz ensembles. Led by Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has performed hundreds of shows to people of all ages on over six continents. The Orchestra is composed of 15 of the most accomplished soloists, ensemble players and arrangers in jazz music today. Marsalis has been described by many as a not only a brilliant composer, but also the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation. He is also a tireless educator and advocate for the Arts.