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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to celebrate Charles Mingus March 31 at Eisenhower

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will celebrate the 100^th birth year of one of the jazz world’s most explosive musicians.

The live “Charles Mingus Centennial Celebration” will start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Watch Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra concert for free until noon March 25

A virtual performance by Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra is available to watch for free until noon Friday, March 25, 2022.

Mwenso and The Shakes to return for March 23 concert at Eisenhower

Following an outdoor-patio concert to open the 2021–22 season, Mwenso and The Shakes will return to Eisenhower Auditorium with a high-energy performance. The ensemble will present “Hope-Resist-Heal: A Celebration of Black Joy” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23.

Free program ‘Winds from Different Lands’ available to watch on demand until noon March 18

The next virtual episode of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Front Row: National” features works for wind instruments by composers from Europe and the United States in “Winds from Different Lands.”

Dance class featuring island-nation artists streaming until noon March 18

Ocean-nation artists from the musical collective Small Island Big Song teach dances from their native traditions in a class that will be available to stream on demand until noon Friday, March 18, 2022.