Wynton Marsalis and JLCO to Play Three Shows at Symphony Center Over Valentine’s Day Weekend

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will play three concerts (Friday and Saturday) at the Symphony Center in Chicago, Illinois, this weekend.
Friday’s show will feature selections from Jazz Titans: Duke, Dizzy, ‘Trane and Brubeck.

On Saturday, Marsalis and the JLCO will be performing Jazz For Young People®: Who Is Dave Brubeck? The ensemble will inspire children of all ages with its unbelievable devotion and enthusiasm for jazz, as it plays numbers from Brubeck, an American jazz pianist and composer, considered by several jazz enthusiasts to be one of the leading proponents of cool jazz.
The show is recommended for children five and up.

Later that night, sultry singer René Marie will join Marsalis and JLCO to help love ones celebrate Valentine’s Day with everlasting love songs and big band classics in a uniquely beautiful performance arts venue.
People attending one of the shows will get a once-in-a-lifetime experience as they witness one of the most talented and revered jazz musicians of this time.

Downtown Chicago parking is available for the event for as little as $5, or you can find Navy Pier parking for $12.

Marsalis, a phenomenal trumpeter, composer, music educator and bandleader, was a musical prodigy, playing traditional New Orleans melodies in the Fairview Baptists Church at the age of eight. At 14 he performed with the New Orleans Philharmonic.

During high school years, Marsalis’ undeniable musical prowess had several musical acts requesting his smooth trumpet skills. The list includes the New Orleans Brass Symphony Quintet, New Orleans Community Concert Band, New Orleans Youth Orchestra and New Orleans Symphony.

With his music career beginning to hit a fever pitch, Tanglewood’s Berkshire Music Center, an annual summer music academy in Lenox, Massachusetts, accepted Marsalis into its prestigious institution, making him the youngest person to claim that merit.

Marsalis’ youth notwithstanding, the school bestowed him with the esteemed Harvey Shapiro Award for outstanding brass student. In 1979 he moved to New York City to attend the renowned Juilliard School of Performing Arts.
Marsalis’ music proficiency doesn’t stop with jazz. His love of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, among others propelled him to pursue a career in classic music.

For his spectacular musical efforts, Marsalis has captured nine Grammy Awards. In 1983 he became the only artist to hold the distinction of the winning Grammys for both jazz and classic recordings.