Series 1: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO)
Series 2: Jazz Jam (JJ)
Series 3: Latin in Manhattan (LM)
Series 4: Hall of Fame (HOF)
Series 5: Singers Over Manhattan (SM)
Series 6: Smokin' Jazz Sessions (SJS)
Series 7: Duo Tones (DUO)
Series 8: Jazz for Young People (J4YP)

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Series 8: Jazz for Young People (J4YP)
3 concerts
Rose Theater, 1 & 3pm
Series Packages start at only $36


Whether you've got a little Lester Young in the making or long to emulate his effortless cool, our Jazz for Young People concerts and programs will lead you to discover this music in ways that will delight both your children and your inner child.

Who is Thelonious Monk?
November 15, 2008
"A genius is one who is most like himself," said Monk. And nobody was more himself than Thelonious! Music by the "High Priest of Bebop" shows children and families the amazing things that can happen when you follow your own heart. Host Wynton Marsalis and friends open the Monk Festival weekend by playfully exploring his unique musical universe.

What is Hot Jazz?
March 7, 2009
We all know that jazz invented cool. Now host Wycliffe Gordon and friends talk about the many ways jazz musicians can set a song ablaze, and put some Tabasco on their swing to show us how!

Who is Benny Goodman?
June 6, 2009
How did a young boy from Chicago’s Jewish ghetto become the King of Swing and the most popular bandleader in the country? The licorice stick is back in the limelight when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Swing, Swing, Swings this classic American story.