Juilliard Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Musician in New York

About Juilliard Jazz Orchestra

The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra is the large-ensemble jazz group drawn from Juilliard’s training programs, bringing repertory study into a working band context. In New York City, the orchestra is a recurring presence at Dizzy’s Club, where it performs projects such as “Dizzy Gillespie’s Arrangers,” tracing how big-band writing shaped Gillespie’s sound. The ensemble has shared bills with groups and artists including Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and other university jazz orchestras. Its playing favors precision and clear section blend over spectacle.