Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs at the Philharmonie Essen for the first time. The nine-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer Prize winner is director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which has been an integral part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, one of the largest cultural institutions in New York, since the 1990s. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, consisting of some of the best jazz soloists and ensemble players in the USA, is a sound miracle in big band format and delights jazz fans worldwide. Brilliant brass sections, blaring horns, swinging trumpets, improvisations full of power and expression, the musicians, always stylishly dressed, are always in the spirit of swing.