Universal Language of Jazz: America’s Pioneer Artform Across Disciplines

Wynton Marsalis speaks with the Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb on jazz music. Join Lincoln Center Visionary Artist Wynton Marsalis and Peter Gelb (The Metropolitan Opera) for a conversation on the influences of jazz across genres. Drawing from their distinct institutional and artistic perspectives, the panel explores how improvisation, composition, narrative, and tradition converge to inspire new works. This panel will explore the many routes of inspiration, collaboration, and cultural legacy—and what it means to build ambitious new work rooted in American musical histories. Presented in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger