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Programs,
Publications & Print Music Join the Education mailing list to keep current with J@LC education activities and publications in New York and around the world. Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC) is committed to educating the public about the distinctly American art form of jazz. Its educational programs, publications, and print music guide students, educators, and the general public in playing, teaching, and appreciating the richness and diversity of jazz music. Carefully coordinated with its New York City concert season and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) tours, Jazz at Lincoln Center educational programs reach over 110,000 people annually.
Hosted
by Wynton Marsalis and featuring the LCJO, these live performances are
for children, their parents, and educators. The concerts are part performance
and part narrative, and often include audience participation. Topics
have included the blues, improvisation, New Orleans jazz, swing dance,
Louis Armstrong, and John Coltrane. The Jazz for Young People concert
series takes place at Lincoln Center and at the Apollo Theater (for
school groups only). Jazz Talk features noted jazz musicians, historians, and writers sharing research and insight into jazz history and contemporary issues. Ideal for jazz aficionados and students, the series takes place in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. Past lecture topics have included jazz photography, the Latin rhythm section, jazz composition, and a reunion of Ellington Orchestra alumni. This series brings rarely seen jazz footage to the big screen at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater. Notable jazz musicians and scholars host the programs, which offer intimate glimpses of jazz music and the personalities who have shaped the music. Co-produced with The Film Society of Lincoln Center, past topics have included Miles Davis, jazz vocalists, and jazz film scores. Student Open Rehearsals Each season Jazz at Lincoln Center invites New York City high school and college students to observe select concert rehearsals, offering the rare opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look into the preparation of a jazz performance.
Essentially
Ellington The
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition &
Festival (EE) is one of the most unique jazz programs for high
school bands in North America. EE extends the legacy of Duke
Ellington by widely disseminating his music, in its original arrangements,
to high school musicians for study and performance. Utilizing Ellington's
music challenges students to increase their musical proficiency and
knowledge of the language of jazz. EE consists of the following initiatives and services:
Essentially
Ellington
Juilliard
Institute for Jazz Studies
Jazz for Young PeopleTM Curriculum
The curriculum includes:
The Curriculum is produced by J@LC, and was created in conjunction with Scholastic, Inc. and Sandy Feldstein, PlayinTime Productions. The curriculum is distributed by Warner Bros. Publications. 101 Series This series of compact reference guides offers an easy and accessible introduction to jazz for general audience members. All guides include concise historical background, and recommended recordings, books, and videos. The series includes Jazz 101: A Beginner's Guide, Ellington 101, Armstrong 101, and Coltrane 101. The Student Musician's Guide to Jazz An ideal sourcebook for high school and college instrumentalists, this guide provides an introduction to the fundamental elements of jazz performance and improvisation. Created in collaboration with Victor Goines, Director, Juilliard Institute of Jazz Studies, it includes comprehensive references, resources, and musical exercises. Print Music Essential Jazz Editions (EJE) is a series of scores for jazz ensembles transcribed from classic jazz recordings. This 10-year project, begun in 1999, will ultimately represent the breadth of the jazz canon. A set of five scores is produced and published each year, beginning with early jazz standards and continuing, decade by decade, throughout the history of the music. This project was conceived jointly by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, and the Music Division, Library of Congress. Currently available: Set #1 - New Orleans Jazz, 1918-1927; Set #2 - Louis Armstrong, 1926-29; Set #3 - Jazz of the 1930s. Essentially Ellington Arrangements J@LC has produced dozens of Duke Ellington arrangements for Essentially Ellington over the years. Each score is an exact transcription of the original recording and includes performance notes on how to play Ellington's music, specific notes on each piece by Wynton Marsalis and transcriber, David Berger. Most arrangements also include a CD of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. EJE and EE scores are published and distributed by Warner Bros. Publications, the official print music publisher for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Contact Information Jazz
at Lincoln Center Sponsors Jazz
for Young People Essentially
Ellington Additional support is provided by National Endowment for the Arts, Citigroup Foundation, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, MTV Networks, New York Times Company Foundation, Gail & Alfred Engelberg, Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, Robert E. and Elizabeth Anne La Blanc Foundation, and other generous funders. Jazz
for Young People Additional support of Jazz at Lincoln Center's educational programs is provided by Beatrice Snyder Foundation, Heckscher Foundation for Children, GE Fund, Viacom Inc., Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Foundation, William and Karen Lauder, Murray L. and Belle C. Nathan Fund, and other generous funders. (As of 12/15/01) |
The
Band Director Academy is a professional development program for band
directors designed to enhance their ability to teach and conduct the
music of Duke Ellington and other big band composers. Led by prominent
jazz educators each summer, this four-day program integrates performance,
history, pedagogy, and discussion to create an intensive educational
experience for educators at all experience levels.
the
Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies is a pre-professional jazz education
program for a group of selected students. Established in Fall 2001,
the one- or two-year customized and tuition-free program focuses on
public performances for jazz orchestra and small ensembles. A core curriculum
of jazz history, improvisation, and composition supports the performance
aspect of this program. The faculty includes several LCJO musicians
and other respected jazz artists. For more information visit 
Based
on the popular concert series of the same name, this multi-media jazz
appreciation curriculum is designed for students in upper elementary
school, middle school, and beyond. The curriculum explores core concepts
and major figures in jazz through accessible, interactive lessons that
demonstrate the exuberant, rich cultural heritage and the definitive
musical elements inherent in jazz.
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