The Best In Jazz Coming Soon To Steinmetz Hall At The Dr Phillips Center

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is bringing back the best in jazz with performances this year and next.

The Orlando theater announced the latest additions to its Jazz Series in Steinmetz Hall on Thursday, as Tremonti Sings Sinatra, Leslie Odom, Jr., Pink Martini with special guest China Forbes and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will all be bringing their unparalleled artistry to Orlando, for the first time in Steinmetz Hall.

The schedule for the upcoming concerts:

Tremonti Sings Sinatra

Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

As explosive as Mark Tremonti’s playing may be at times, he has quietly and rather unassumingly asserted himself as one of the most pure, precise, and prolific guitarists, songwriters, and frontmen of the modern era.

With a GRAMMY® Award, recognition at #1 on Guitar World's "Top 20 Best Guitarists of the Decade," and 50 million units sold between Creed, Alter Bridge, and his namesake solo band Tremonti, he maintains a breakneck pace in terms of both studio output and live shows.

Accompanied by surviving members of Sinatra’s band as well as various top-notch players, Tremonti cut 14 classics for Tremonti Sings Sinatra. Joining Tremonti on the album are a cohort of A-list musicians whose credits span from Sinatra (of course), Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, and Barry Manilow to Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and Buddy Rich.

An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.

Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted, award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author, and actor. He has received recognition with Tony and Grammy Awards as well as multiple Academy Award and Emmy nominations for his excellence and achievements in Broadway, television, film, and music.

Odom is best known for his breakout role as ‘Aaron Burr’ in the smash hit musical Hamilton as well as his critically acclaimed performance as legendary singer Sam Cooke in Regina King’s One Night in Miami.

Pink Martini with special guest China Forbes

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring a dozen musicians with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America.

Pink Martini has sold over 3 million albums worldwide on their own independent label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog). The band’s debut album Sympathique was released in 1997, and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist” in France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000. Pink Martini released Hang On Little Tomato in 2004, Hey Eugene! in 2007 and Splendor In The Grass in 2009.

In November 2010 the band released Joy To The World—a festive, multi-denominational holiday album featuring songs from around the globe. Joy To The World received glowing reviews and was carried in Starbucks stores during the 2010 and 2011 holiday seasons.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988 and spends over a third of the year on tour across the world. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe; in concert halls; dance venues; jazz clubs; public parks; and with symphony orchestras; ballet troupes; local students; and an ever expanding roster of guest artists.

Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Ted Nash, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Chris Crenshaw, and Carlos Henriquez.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here to visit the Dr Phillips Center Website.