JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S 25TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON COMPETITION & FESTIVAL POSTPONED
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S 25TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON COMPETITION & FESTIVAL POSTPONED High School Students from Finalist Bands to Participate in Exclusive Online Q&A with Wynton Marsalis New York, NY (Wednesday, March 18, 2020) – In response to the growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19, Jazz at Lincoln Center has postponed the nation’s premier jazz education event, the 25th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, scheduled to take place in Frederick P. Rose Hall, The House of Swing, on May 7-9, 2020. Jazz at Lincoln Center will announce a new date and plans to celebrate the top 18 high school big bands. To commemorate the 25th anniversary, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis will host an online Q&A, exclusively for the 2020 finalist bands—the students who are upholding the Essentially Ellington tradition in this banner year. Further details for this Q&A to be announced soon....