From Mingus to Monk, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Plays on April 3-4

In the concert event Masters of Form: From Mingus to Monk, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs some of the most masterfully structured pieces of the jazz canon, written by musical architects such as Jelly Roll Morton, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and George Russell. From Mingus to Monk, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 3-4 at 8 pm. Additionslly, the orchestra along with composer, arranger and saxophonist Andy Farber, will expand upon the architectural concept with the world premiere of Andy Farber’s Usonian Structures, inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The evening’s program is a musical mashup with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis creating an atmosphere of great composition combined with and compared to great architecture. With music direction by Jazz at Lincoln Center trombonist Vincent Gardner, the band will start the show by playing some of the most intricately designed and influential pieces in jazz history. They will emphasize the brilliant layering and attention to form that allowed composers like Morton, Mingus, Monk and Russell to construct such distinctly expressive and enduring music.

The second half of the show will expand upon this concept with the world premiere of Usonian Structures, a new suite created by longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center family, Andy Farber. One of today’s finest big band composers and arrangers, Farber’s credits include work with jazz greats such as Shirley Horn, B.B. King, Jon Hendricks and more. The piece is inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and each movement is an interpretation or impression of one of Wright’s iconic designs.

A pre-concert discussion will take place prior to each show at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit jazz.org.

Ticket Information: Rose Theater ticket prices are $40 and up, dependent upon seating section and can be purchased through jazz.org 24 hours a day or through CenterCharge at 212-721-6500. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.