Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; Fusion Theatre’s Disgraced; Jerry López and Friends; Santa Fe Symphony’s opening concert
Wynton Marsalis, director of the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, has declared jazz the music of democracy. Indeed, thanks to the magic of arrangement and improvisation, freedom rings as the JLCO brings classic jazz numbers squarely into the present. Marsalis, known as a trumpet virtuoso since his emergence from New Orleans in the band of drummer Art Blakey in the 1980s, has stocked the band with equally talented musicians who span generations. When the JLCO counts down on the stage of the Lensic Performing Arts Center (211 W. San Francisco St.) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., it’s scheduled to have respected trumpeters Ryan Kisor and Marcus Printup, scintillating alto saxophonist Sherman Irby, versatile drummer Ali Jackson, and the most traveled of the lot, eighty-six-year-old baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley, among other greats on the bandstand. Call 505-988-1234 for ticket availability. — Bill Kohlhaase