This year, The Duke would have been 126 years old, and we celebrate this birthday with special guest saxophonist and educator, Owen Broder.  Owen’s educational course on Johnny Hodges, the influential saxophonist in The Duke’s band, was developed with Jazz at Lincoln Center and...

  Our Education Programs kick off with a screening of the 2007 documentary, Chops, Directed by Bruce Broder. Each year, Jazz at Lincoln Center and its Artistic Director, Wynton Marsalis, host the prestigious Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, a competition of the...