YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration feat. Emmet Cohen & Friends
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
7:00 PM
Dizzy's Club
Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY 10019
$24
Scheduled
About This Event
YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration at Dizzy's Club pairs guest Emmet Cohen & Friends — an eclectic New York act active at venues such as City Winery and Brooklyn Bowl — with student ensembles including the Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra, the Springfield Public Schools All-City Jazz Ensemble and the Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band. On Dizzy’s stage the program emphasizes section work, mentored performance and shared time feel, favoring ensemble clarity and swing over solo spectacle.
About YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration
At Dizzy’s Club in New York City, the YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration marks a milestone for a national program that has helped identify emerging artists for decades. The bill centers youth ensembles—the Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band, Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra, and the All-City Jazz Ensemble—placing student musicians on a stage associated with the city’s working jazz tradition. It reads as a snapshot of how jazz education feeds the local scene, not as a recital but as a public handoff. The most telling detail is the setting: a room built for listening.
About the Artists
Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band
The Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band is an ensemble of student musicians from Staten Island, trained within a public-school program that emphasizes section work, reading skills, and group listening.
Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra, All-City Jazz Ensemble and Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band
The Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra, the All-City Jazz Ensemble, and the Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band represent three points on New York City’s student jazz pipeline, combining classroom rigor with public performance.
Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra
The Jazz Academy Youth Orchestra is a collective of young musicians focused on jazz performance, providing educational opportunities and performance experiences in the genre.
All-City Jazz Ensemble
The Springfield Public Schools All-City Jazz Ensemble combines the best musicians in the largest district in the state of Missouri to open the door to excellence.
YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration
YoungArts 45th Anniversary Jazz Celebration marks a New York City performance anchored at Dizzy’s Club, bringing the YoungArts network into a working jazz-room setting. The program draws on the training pipeline of school and youth ensembles, with ties to the Susan E.
Emmet Cohen
Emmet Cohen is a jazz pianist and bandleader whose work spans performing, arranging, and education. In New York City he is a recurring presence at Jazz at Lincoln Center, including Dizzy’s Club, where he has appeared both as a featured player and as a host shaping evenings around younger musicians.