Observer Editor
Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: University Musical Society
Feb. 6 & 7. Celebrated trumpet virtuoso Marsalis appears for 2 nights at Hill Auditorium with his 15-piece jazz orchestra. Tonight, with the U-M Symphony Orchestra, they perform Marsalis’s 6-movement Symphony No. 4, also known as “The Jungle,” which was commissioned in 2016 by the New York Philharmonic. Written for jazz band and orchestra, the kaleidoscopic and fiery piece takes the dense mosaic of New York City as its inspiration. “More than just Marsalis’s best symphony, it also feels like one of his most distinguished works, period,” according to a New York Times review of the 2023 recording. Marsalis also appears on Feb. 4 (see listing) for a public conversation about the role of music in society. 7:30 p.m. Hill Auditorium. Tickets $19–$97 ($15–$20 students) in advance at tickets.ums.org, at the Michigan League, and (if available) at the door. (734) 764–2538.
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