Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Sheldon Gala 2010 Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Band leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis has been credited with revitalizing jazz as an art form, bringing it into the new century as an American institution. Today's most honored jazz musician, composer and educator, Marsalis has over 30 jazz albums, nine Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize to his credit. His groundbreaking compositions have changed the face of jazz, combining the rhythms, harmonies and melodies of jazz, blues, gospel, Afro-Cuban and classical music, fusing the traditional with the modern.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra for over 14 years.
Ticket Prices $75 orchestra $65 balcony
Gala patron tickets are available now, start at $500 and include cocktails, dinner and dancing, preferred seating, complimentary valet parking and a tax deduction. Call The Sheldon at 314.533.9900 to order tickets.
