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About this clip:
The great Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis perform Wynton’s composition “Mendizorrotza Swing” from the band’s 2010 album “Vitoria Suite” during their January 28, 2021 performance at the SFJAZZ Center, broadcast on Fridays Live.

About the concert:
A 2011 NEA Jazz Master and arguably the most famous jazz musician alive, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is an iconic figure in the evolution of the art form and a tireless advocate for jazz as America’s classical music. He returned for four nights with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and will receive the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award at SFJAZZ Gala 2022 in June. From his New Orleans beginnings and fiery debut with legendary drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to his string of acclaimed albums and current role as Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis has amassed an unrivaled number of awards and accolades, including nine GRAMMYs and the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first ever awarded to a jazz artist. Since 1988, he has led the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a 15-piece assemblage of virtuosos which has contemporized the notion of a "big band," simultaneously honoring the rich heritage of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong while debuting a stunning variety of commissions from illustrious names including Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano and of course, Wynton himself. This rare San Francisco appearance is a major jazz event, and we were delighted to welcome them back to the SFJAZZ Center.


PERSONNEL:

Wynton Marsalis: trumpet
Victor Goines: saxophone/clarinet
Ted Nash: saxophone/clarinet/flute
Julian Lee: saxophone/clarinet
Sherman Irby: saxophone/clarinet
Paul Nedzela: saxophone/clarinet
Tatum Greenblatt: trumpet
Marcus Printup: trumpet
Ryan Kisor: trumpet
Chris Crenshaw: trombone
Vincent Gardner: trombone
Jeffery Miller: trombone
Dan Nimmer: piano
Carlos Henriquez: bass
Obed Calvaire: drums