Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates The Abyssinian Baptist Church's bicentennial with Abyssinian 200: A Celebration, a special mass and world premiere of music written by Wynton Marsalis for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir. Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III delivers a rousing sermon in this special concert event, which supremely melds jazz and gospel traditions.
WBGO 88.3FM and XM Channel 70 will broadcast Abyssinian 200: A Celebration on April 12 at 8 p.m.
April 10, 11&12, 2008 8 p.m.
Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St., New York, NY
April 19 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Place (formerly 138th St.) between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. and Malcolm X. Blvd., New York, NY
Tickets for the Abyssinian 200: A Celebration concerts at Frederick P. Rose Hall are $30, $50, $75, $95, $120.
Tickets for the A Celebration: Abyssinian 200 concerts at the Abyssinian Baptist Church are $50, $75, $100, $200.
All tickets are available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office on Broadway at 60th St., by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500 or via www.jalc.org.
Abyssinian 200: A Celebration is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Gospel Festival. On April 11 & 12, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. in The Allen Room, pianist/music director Eric Reed, Gerald Cannon (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) and Stacy Dillard (saxophone) will be joined by Edwin Hawkins to perform selections from the contemporary, gospel and jazz traditions alongside Hawkins’ pianist Lawrence Johnson and backup vocalists.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
For Jazz at Lincoln Center:
(212) 258-9821
For Abyssinian Baptist Church:
(212) 704-8160
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