Trumpetist

Juilliard LIVE was launched in 2021 under the leadership of President Damian Woetzel, dramatically expanding access for audiences around the world to Juilliard performances through livestreams and on-demand video. Juilliard LIVE streams nearly 700 performances each year, with new on-demand programs regularly added to the accessible library of content.

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Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | The Swing Song Tradition: Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington

The Juilliard School

Last season, trumpet master, inexhaustible band leader, and fashion icon Etienne Charles lit up The House of Swing with his Appel Room performance of Carnival: The Sound of a People. Now, he returns to Dizzy’s Club leading his Creole-inflected big band featuring master practitioners from across the globe. Expect a spirited set of new music designed to pull every listener of every generation from their seat to their feet. 

Etienne Charles Creole Orchestra

Jazz At Lincoln Center

Dizzy’s Club proudly presents Ted Nash’s bi-monthly residency featuring his hard swinging big band. Known for his boundless creativity as an arranger and performer, Nash leads multiple innovative projects while touring as a core member of the JLCO. His residency continues with Jazz Meets Pop , bonding pivotal film scores, musical theater selections, and iconic pop bands with “the improvisational spirit and sophistication of jazz.” Expect an evening of brilliant interactivity and a thrilling sense of spontaneity.   

Ted Nash Big Band: The Freer Side

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Duke’s Long-Form Pieces: The Liberian Suite, The Degas Suite and Night Creature

The Shops at Columbus Circle

The 19-piece Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, led by Juilliard faculty member and renown scholar Loren Schoenberg, performs Duke’s music from the 1930's through the 1970's. They will perform swing charts such as Shout'em out Aunt Tillie, long form works such as A Tone Parallel to Harlem, selections from The Liberian Suite and The Uwis Suite, and vocal features such as Flamingo and Strange Feeling from the Perfume Suite. All will delight and inspire you. 

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra: Duke’s Long Form Pieces

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Duke’s Long Form Pieces: The Liberian Suite, The Degas Suite and Night Creature

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | The Genius of Thelonious Monk

Lincoln Center

Juilliard LIVE was launched in 2021 under the leadership of President Damian Woetzel, dramatically expanding access for audiences around the world to Juilliard performances through livestreams and on-demand video. Juilliard LIVE streams nearly 700 performances each year, with new on-demand programs regularly added to the accessible library of content. 

Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | Ancient to Future: Art Ensemble of Chicago

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | The WDR Big Band Cologne

On Saturday April 5, 2025, in Alice Tully Hall, the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra is doing a concert entitled Extended Masterpieces in Jazz. The program explores long-form writing for the jazz orchestra including Chico O’Farrill's “Afro Cuban Suite No. 1.” It also includes works by Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, and Charles Mingus.

Nathaniel Williford

Trumpetist

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 5, 2025

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Extended Masterpieces in Jazz: Evans, Herman, Mingus, Mulligan, and O’Farrill · The Juilliard School

Apr 15, 2025

Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | The Music of Geri Allen, Dorothy Donegan, and Shirley Horn · The Juilliard School

8 - 10 May, 2025

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Ellington: The Blanton Webster Era · The Juilliard School

Past events

Nov 10, 2024

Juilliard Jazz Ensembles | The Swing Song Tradition: Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington · The Juilliard School

14 - 16 Jun, 2024

Etienne Charles Creole Orchestra · Jazz at Lincoln Center

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