Jimmy Heath News

Aafter nearly 40 years of leadership, Wynton Marsalis will be transitioning from his current role as the artistic and administrative leader at Jazz at Lincoln Center over the next two and a half years.

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with On the Sunny Side of Dorothy Fields on Sunday, February 8th, at 5 PM and 7:30 PM.

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) will present the world-renowned tenor saxophonist, bandleader and educator George Coleman with the 15th annual Satchmo Award.

SMOKE Jazz Club has unveiled its line-up for the month of February 2026. Joe Lovano, one of the world's most celebrated musicians, makes his SMOKE Jazz Club debut as a leader, plus more.

Artists coming up at Birdland Jazz Club include KT Sullivan, Stacy Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, and Todd Murray in We Love the Winter Weather, Jane Monheit, Bryce Edwards’ Frivolity Hour, Stacey Kent, and Klea Blackhurst / Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch’s A Swinging Birdland Christmas.

Scheduled for release on May 23, 2025 via Summit Records, the fourth album by the Pete McGuinness Orchestra, Mixed Bag is the band’s most ambitious offering to date, ranging from unbridled swing to simmering bossa nova, elegant balladry to bracing modernism.

Jazzmobile will continue its celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and International Jazz Day, UNESCO's global celebration of jazz, with a night of straight ahead jazz and down home swing.

Bryant Park Picnic Performances, the free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city's vibrant arts and culture, is making its encore on May 30 with a better-than-ever lineup.

Ensemble Arts Philly has unveiled its 2025-2026 Jazz Season, showcasing a diverse lineup of new and emerging talents, as well as veteran performers. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

SMOKE Jazz Club has announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today's top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage. Learn more about the lineup here!

Get all the details on jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 2nd - December 15th.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances. Learn more about the November 2024 lineup, featuring a diverse array of performances from renowned jazz musicians and emerging artists.

Discover the upcoming jazz performances at Birdland from September 30th to October 13th, featuring renowned artists and captivating shows. Stay updated on the latest events in the jazz scene.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced their October 2024 lineup featuring performances by John Pizzarelli, Stacey Kent, and the Mingus Big Band.

The 9/19 to 9/21 concert welcomes the Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophonist, and senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum Loren Schoenberg back to JLCO. Read a Q&A with him about this exciting new concert

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will operate this August with a full slate of nightly performances.

On Friday, June 28, at 8 PM, Flushing Town Hall will present The Queens Jazz Orchestra - A Concert for 'Tootie' Heath to remember and honor the late NEA Jazz Master Albert 'Tootie' Heath, who passed away last month on April 3, just shy of 90 years-old.

Renowned pianist Cyrus Chestnut is set to deliver his first-ever headlining performance at Carnegie Hall on April 19th, featuring a full orchestra.

Collectively, both Pete and his long-time bandmates have performed with some of the world's most famous big bands, including those led by Maria Schneider, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Jimmy Heath, John Fedchock, Lionel Hampton, Mike Holober, and others through the years.

On Friday, December 15 at 8:00 PM, Flushing Town Hall will proudly host its 17th annual NEA Jazz Masters concert, presenting 'The Music of the NEA Jazz Masters and Original Compositions.'