Wycliffe Gordon: Welcome to Georgia Town
About This Event
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center with Welcome to Georgia Town, presenting arrangements that foreground brass sonority and ensemble detail. A former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a multi‑instrumentalist, Gordon leads a band that moves between big‑band tradition, blues and Latin‑jazz collaborators, privileging clear voicings and rhythmic drive over display.
About Florentina
Elio Villafranca’s *Florentina* comes to Jazz at Lincoln Center as a large-scale jazz narrative, shaped by Afro-Cuban rhythm and big-band writing. Set in a live concert context, it sits alongside a season that also features artists such as Wycliffe Gordon, Chucho Valdés, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, placing the piece in conversation with multiple jazz lineages. Public records do not clearly establish an NYC premiere history for *Florentina*, but its subject matters in New York: migration, memory, and the way Latin Caribbean histories are carried into American stages. Villafranca’s approach favors structure and detail over virtuosity for its own sake.
About the Artists
Wycliffe Gordon: Welcome to Georgia TownChucho Valdés Quintet Plays the StandardsFrom Cuba to the Crescent City The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Wycliffe Gordon is a jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger whose work often moves between classic swing language and personal, through-composed forms. A former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, he returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center with his ensemble for *Welcome to Georgia Town*, drawing on his long relationship with the institution and its repertory tradition.
Blues
Blues is a jazz-rooted artist heard in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where the music’s deep South lineage is recast for a modern stage. Their work draws on the blues’ core language—call-and-response phrasing, bent pitches, and cyclical chord forms—while moving easily through the repertory world of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Titans
Titans is a jazz artist heard in the orbit of Jazz at Lincoln Center, with appearances connected to programs such as *Wycliffe Gordon: Welcome to Georgia Town*. Their work intersects with major band and ensemble settings, including collaborations associated with Wycliffe Gordon, Chucho Valdés, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Desire
Desire is a hip-hop/R&B artist whose work moves between pop melody and harder electronic-edged rhythms. In New York City, they appear at Brooklyn Paramount in the context of the bill titled *HEALTH x CARPENTER BRUT*, sharing space with HEALTH and Carpenter Brut.
Wycliffe Gordon: Welcome to Georgia Town
Wycliffe Gordon is a jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger whose work often foregrounds ensemble detail and brass sonority. A former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, he returns to the New York City stage at Jazz at Lincoln Center with *Welcome to Georgia Town*, leading an ensemble that reflects his arranging voice.
Wycliffe Gordon
Experience the vibrant energy and extraordinary talent of Wycliffe Gordon, a jazz virtuoso who captivates audiences with his soulful trombone performances. A fixture at New York City's iconic Dizzy's Club, Gordon brings his dynamic ensemble, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, to the stage for an unforgettable musical journey.