Marsalis’ Swinging Cities New York Performances

At Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs *Marsalis’ Swinging Cities* under the artistic direction of Wynton Marsalis. The program frames the city as subject and sound source, using big-band writing to map neighborhoods, movement, and civic rhythm rather than individual virtuoso display. The orchestra’s institutional role in New York—through education initiatives and public series—sits in the background as part of its mission to treat jazz as living repertoire. One clear takeaway is Marsalis’s interest in composition as cultural record, not just entertainment.