My husband loves jazz and doesn’t see enough of it with me, so he loves the jazz program for kids that Jazz at Lincoln Center offers. It’s both entertaining and educational at the same time.
The Annual Jazz for Young People series at Jazz at Lincoln Center kicks off on Saturday, November 20th. The first concert is entitled, Jazz for Young People: “What is Jazz” and is hosted by Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. If you get there 45 minutes early before curtain time, there is a host of pre-concert activities for the whole family. Young children will learn about the blues and make their own instruments in the Atrium. Instrumentalists ages 8 and up are invited to bring their instrument (acoustic only) for an exploration of the New Orleans groove in the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.
This entertaining program for both parents and kids will answer this most basic question in an exciting and interactive fashion, with the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis on hand to not just tell you, but show you, the true meaning of jazz.
The JLCO has actually just performed this concert on tour in Cuba and Mexico, so the NY performance is a homecoming. Performances will take place at 1pm and 3pm.
The next Jazz for Young People performance will take place on January 29th, “Who is Louis Armstrong?” Join trumpeter Sean Jones and guests in this family concert about the first genius of jazz and the pioneer who brought jazz to a wider poplar audience. On March 26th, Ted Nash will lead the JLCO in a program sampling all the major big bands – Ellington, Basie, Goodman – and showing what made them swing so hard in “What is the Big Band Era?”
These concerts are recommended for ages 6 and up. Subscriptions are available with prices that are less than seeing a movie! Series packages start at only $34.60, or single tickets range from $12-$28. For information on subscriptions, please go here.
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Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Holly Rosen Fink has spent the last 15 years in NYC working in all facets of media, from MTV to the world of traditional and online publishing. Now working as a consultant in Westchester, she blogs about travel, theater, film, art, books, advocacy and more at The Culture Mom . She has two children, ages 5 and 7, who share her culture addiction.