Orange County School of the Arts’ (OCSA) renowned Ambassador Jazz Orchestra will open for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Jan. 21, 2022.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), directed by Wynton Marsalis, is comprised of 15 of the world's finest jazz soloists and arrangers. Marsalis, managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, is a winner of nine Grammy Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize in Music. He is both a prodigious trumpeter and composer and is arguably the most influential jazz musician of his generation.
The Ambassador Jazz Orchestra, directed by John Reynolds, D.M.A., is the flagship award-winning ensemble from The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program, which is part of OCSA’s Instrumental Music Conservatory. The orchestra has been awarded top honors at numerous jazz festivals, including the renowned Reno International Jazz Festival.
The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program at OCSA is modeled after a university-level jazz conservatory. The program provides opportunities for students to perform in large and small ensembles, in addition to studying a rigorous theory and improvisation curriculum. Students in the program matriculate to many prestigious universities and conservatories after graduation including: The Juilliard School, Berklee School of Music, the University of Southern California and Peabody Conservatory.
"It is an immeasurable honor to share the stage with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. We are truly grateful for this opportunity to share the spirit of swing with the Segerstrom Center audience and witness the stunning musicality of the artists who comprise the JLCO. It will truly be an event our students will remember for a lifetime,” Reynolds said.
Tickets for the performance are available online or at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts box office.
About Orange County School of the Arts
The nationally recognized Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) provides an unparalleled arts and academic education in a creative, challenging and nurturing environment to a diverse student body passionate about the arts, preparing them to reach their highest potential. Founded in 1987 by visionary educator Ralph Opacic, Ed.D. and currently led by President and CEO Teren Shaffer, OCSA currently serves approximately 2,300 gifted students in grades seven through 12 from more than 100 cities throughout California. In addition to a college-preparatory academic program, OCSA offers pre-professional arts training in 16 conservatories within the schools of applied arts, dance, fine & media arts, music and theatre. The nonprofit public charter school relies solely on private donations, totaling $13 million annually, to fund the pre-professional arts training programs. For additional information, visit www.ocsarts.net.
About Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an innovative, nonprofit arts organization committed to supporting artistic excellence, creating impactful educational programs, and dedicated to engaging a culturally connected, inclusive and vital Orange County community for all, through the power of live performance.
As the leading cultural arts hub, the Center presents a variety of programming with performances by international dance companies, Broadway national tours, jazz and cabaret musicians, chamber orchestras and ensembles, comedy, and speaker series. Through the Education and Community Engagement departments, the Center also delivers family-friendly programming and performances on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza; these events include outdoor movie screenings, concerts, dance classes, diverse festivals and more.
With six venues on a beautiful multi-disciplinary campus, Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly serves as the artistic home to three of the region’s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale as well as two independently acclaimed organizations: Tony Award®-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art. Segerstrom Center is also home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School and Studio D, Arts School for All Abilities.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds its corporate partners including Kaiser Permanente, Official Health Partner and United Airlines, Official Airline.