Venue: Jazz at Lincoln Center
Town: Manhattan, US

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) is an organization based in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center, the organization was founded in 1987 and opened at Time Warner Center (now Deutsche Bank Center) in October 2004. The organization seeks to "represent the totality of jazz music - educationally, curatorially, archivally, and ceremonially." They advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The center hosts performances by the orchestra and by visiting musicians. It is home to the New York City Opera. Many concerts are streamed live on the center's YouTube channel. The center also presents educational programs in its home buildings, online, and in schools throughout the country. The organization reaches approximately 3 million people of all ages every year through concerts (where more than 90 percent of seats for major shows are sold), tours, musical instruction programs, sheet music, recordings on their label (Blue Engine), and live performances on their platform JAZZ LIVE. The center has large speakers throughout the building that routinely play the music of great jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong. During the mid-1980s, the Lincoln Center sought to attract new and younger audiences. The space wasn't used during the summer and the organization wanted to find ways to fill the halls while resident companies performed elsewhere. Jazz enthusiasts on the Lincoln Center campus fought for jazz to be recognized by the organization. In a 1986 report the organization said, "Lincoln Center should focus on excellence in its course offering and that no compelling case can be made for adding a constituent in an area like jazz." This was after the third proposal from then director of visitor services, Alina Bloomgarden, to introduce a permanent jazz program to the Lincoln Center. It was believed that jazz audiences would be too rowdy. Bl