Jazz hits high notes in symphony collaboration

Led by American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra collaborates with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to present the symphony he composed The Jungle, which was conducted by Yu Long in Shanghai on Oct 26. Led by legendary jazz trumpet player and composer Wynton Marsalis of the United States, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to present Marsalis' fourth jazz symphony The Jungle in Shanghai on Oct 26. Under the baton of Yu Long, artistic director of the Shanghai orchestra, the two orchestras "presented the humanistic, historical and artistic perspectives of this brilliant masterpiece with excellent control", according to music critic Hu Jiaowei. The Jungle is the fourth jazz symphony composed by Marsalis, an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader and educator as well as the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a nonprofit arts organization that presents and preserves jazz music through live performances, education and recordings.