Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

• Pre-show (7:15 PM, outside Memorial Hall):
  • Second line with the Bittersweet Brass Band, Al Strong, and NCCU + UNC student musicians
• Epilogue Specialty drink:
  • NOLA Mixer (gin, cucumber, mint, citrus, soda) available outside and in the lobby
• Opening performance (8 PM):
  • Program opens with the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
• Arrival:
  • This is a sold out show—plan to arrive early!
  • To enjoy pre-show festivities, plan to arrive by 7:00 PM
  • To experience the performance only, plan to arrive by 7:30 PM
• Parking:
  • Reserve via ParkMobile; arrive early as space is limited
    • Please note: The locations of the parking lots do not display accurately within the ParkMobile system. To guarantee your parking experience, we strongly encourage early arrival. Reserved parking provides access to the lot, but spaces may be subject to availability at the time of arrival. Please reference CPA’s Parking and Directions page for more details. 
  • Rosemary Deck (~10 min walk): first 30 min free, then hourly rates
  • For more information, please visit the official website for the Town of Chapel Hill’s parking services
    
• Tickets:
  • If you can’t attend, please contact the box office at carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu in advance to donate your tickets

We offer several discounts for CPA series performances only. Partner and rental events are not eligible.

Important Notes:

• Discounts must be applied at the time of purchase and cannot be added retroactively.
• Only one discount can be used per order.
• We reserve the right to cancel tickets that do not follow these guidelines

Available Discounts:

Military & First Responders

• Discount: 15% off
• Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
• How to redeem: Use promo code SERVICE2526 online or call our box office

Seniors (65+)

• Discount: 15% off
• Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
• ID Required: Yes
• How to redeem: Use promo code SENIOR2526 online or call our box office

UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty & Staff

• Discount: 25% off
• Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
• ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC One Card)
• How to redeem:
  • Current faculty/staff: Use promo code UNCFS2526
  • Retired faculty/staff: Use promo code UNCRET2526

UNC Health Staff

• Discount: 25% off
• Limit: 4 tickets per person, per performance
• ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC Health ID)
• How to redeem: Use promo code UNCFS2526 online or call our box office

UNC-Chapel Hill Students

• Discount: $11 tickets (Zones 3, 4, and 5)
• Limit: 2 tickets per student, per performance
• ID Required at Entry: Yes (UNC Student ID)
• How to redeem: Use promo code UNCST2526 online and select price type “UNC Student,” or call our box office

Non-UNC Students (K-College, Statewide)

• Discount: $11 tickets (Zones 3, 4, and 5)
• Limit: 2 tickets per student, per performance
• ID Required at Entry: Yes (Student ID)
• How to redeem: Use promo code GENST2526 online and select price type “Student (General),” or call our box office

Carolina Alumni Members

• Discount: 15% off
• Limit: 4 tickets per order
• How to redeem: Use promo code GAA2526 online or call our box office

Watch our video on applying discount codes when checking out!
Visit our FAQ page for more details.

Founded in 1988, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis tours the world performing a vast repertoire of music, from historic and rare compositions to commissioned works. The group’s compositions and arrangements include works by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, and Charles Mingus, as well as new music from the group’s unrivalled collection of world-renowned composers and arrangers. 

For more information on Jazz at Lincoln Center, please visit jazz.org.

Marsalis (Music Director, Trumpet) is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1961 to a musical family, Mr. Marsalis was gifted his first trumpet at age six by Al Hirt.  

By eight, he began playing in the famed Fairview Baptist Church Band led by Danny Barker. Yet it was not until he turned 12 that Marsalis began his formal training on the trumpet. Subsequently, Marsalis began performing in bands all over the city, from the New Orleans Philharmonic and New Orleans Youth Orchestra to a funk band called the Creators. His passion for music rapidly escalated.  

As a young teenager fresh out of high school, Marsalis moved to New York City in 1979 to attend The Juilliard School to study classical music. Once there, however, he found that jazz was calling him. His career quickly launched when he traded Juilliard for Art Blakey’s band, The Jazz Messengers. 

For more information about Wynton Marsalis, please visit jazz.org/band-member/wynton-marsalis/.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra  

Wynton Marsalis, Music Director, trumpet 

Ryan Kisor, trumpet  

Kenny Rampton, trumpet  

Marcus Printup, trumpet  

Vincent Gardner, trombone 

Chris Crenshaw, trombone 

Elliot Mason, trombone 

Sherman Irby, alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet  

Alexa  Tarantino, alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet 

Chris Lewis, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet 

Abdias Armenteros, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, The Zou Family Chair in Saxophone 

Paul Nedzela, baritone and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet  

Dan Nimmer, piano, The Zou Family Chair in Piano 

Carlos Henriquez, bass, The Mandel Family Chair in honor of Kathleen B. Mandel 

Obed Calvaire, drums 

Program to be announced from the stage.

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