By Roger Costa
@Jazz at Lincoln Center
Ringing in the new year with the best energy of the great jazz composers, Jazz at Lincoln Center (60th Street and Broadway, Columbus Circle) will host an electrifying 3-day tribute to master Duke Ellington. Led by Wynton Marsalis, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra takes the Rose Theater stage for “Duke in Africa”, January 15th thru 17th featuring the powerful music Duke Ellington performed at the historic concert in Senegal.
With a repertory that resonates the cultural relationship between African rhythms, traditional American jazz and Latin beats, the program includes Afro-Bossa (1963), an upbeat hybrid of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms; Liberian Suite (1947), written for Liberia’s centennial; and Togo Brava Suite (1971), a Grammy Award-winning composition. Tickets start at $42. INFO: https://jazz.org/concert/duke-in-africa-the-jlco-with-wynton-marsalis/
@MoMA
Starting January 8th thru February 2nd, The Museum of Modern Arts (11 West 53rd Street) presents the annual “To Save and Project”, the 22nd MoMA’s International Festival of Film Preservation. Celebrated as one of the major restoration and discoveries festivals in the country, this year’s lineup kicks off with 1934’s “Rapt” a Swiss erotic thriller directed by Estonian filmmaker Dimitri Kirsanoff, screening Thursday, January 8th at 4:30pm. Highlights include Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville’s “The Old Place” screening with D.W. Griffith’s “Biograph Shorts”, spanning works from 1907-1912, and the provocative, censored “Macho Dance” directed by Lino Brocka. Organized by Joshua Siegel. Tickets $14. INFO: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5879
@The Joyce Theater
Conceived by international ballet star Daniil Simkin, “Sons of Echo” features five prominent principal male dancers in a stunning portrait of resistance, identity and strength. A Joyce Theater Production, Simkin will dance along Jeffrey Cirio (Boston Ballet), Osiel Gouneo (Bayerisches Staatsballett), Alban Lendorf (Royal Danish Ballet), and Siphesihle November (The National Ballet of Canada), each star celebrating the power and vulnerability of dance, while re-imagining superb works by groundbreaking female choreographers such as Lucinda Childs, Drew Jacoby, Tiler Peck, and Anne Plamondon.
Giving a glimpse of what ballet will look in the future, this is a passionate example of ballet splendor. Performances are from January 14th thru 25th. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue, 19th Street. Subway 1. Tickets start at $17. INFO: https://www.joyce.org/performances/sons-of-echo-6t1b
@David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
GlobalFest returns for its 2026 edition featuring some of the most exciting emerging artists and musical movements from around the world. Taking place on Sunday, January 11th at 7pm at David Geffen Hall, the 23rd edition will bring sounds from every corner of the planet including Al-Qasar (Morocco, France), Dale Watson & His Lone Stars with Special Guest Celine Lee (Texas, U.S.), David Rivera & La Bámbula (Puerto Rico), Insun Park & Generals (South Korea), Maria Mazzotta (Italy), The Naghash Ensemble (Armenia), Nidia Góngora (Colombia), Raiatea Helm (Hawai’i, U.S.), Saami Brothers featuring Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (Pakistan), and Vopli Vidopliassova (Ukraine).
Today’s hottest sounds and styles come together for this unique contemporary music celebration. Part of the “Choose What to Pay” program, offering concerts and shows at suggested donation prices. INFO: https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/globalfest-361
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