JLCO with Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 9, 2027. It's a full-ensemble date, with Marsalis leading the JLCO through a program of jazz in the heart of Kansas City.

If you've followed Marsalis' work, you know the JLCO isn't just a backing band. It's a full jazz orchestra, which means you're getting a big-band sound—trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and a rhythm section—rather than a small combo. Marsalis himself is on trumpet, and he's the one directing the whole thing. The orchestra is the resident ensemble of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, so this is the same group that plays their home residency there, traveling out to the Kauffman Center for this one night.

It's a Tuesday night show, which puts it right in the middle of the work week, so you'll want to plan your evening around it. The Kauffman Center is downtown, and the JLCO is the only act on the bill, so the entire night is built around them. If you're a fan of big-band jazz, this is exactly the kind of thing that works best in a room like the Kauffman's.

Tickets are available through the Kauffman Center, and the show is on Tuesday, March 9, 2027.