Big Band Bash in NY

For the first time, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra meet on one stage to honor the legacy of the big band. In this concert event entitled Big Band Bash, each band demonstrates the styles that distinguish their differences and reveal the similarities of the East and West Coast sounds.

Before each concert, trumpeter Sean Jones of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and members of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra discuss the music of the evening and the significance of the big band in jazz. Pre-concert lectures are free for ticket holders and take place at 7 pm on October 23-25 at the Irene Diamond Education Center at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Pre-concert lecture schedule and speakers:
October 23 – Pre-concert lecture featuring Sean Jones and John Clayton
October 24 – Pre-concert lecture featuring Sean Jones and Jeff Clayton
October 25 – Pre-concert lecture featuring Sean Jones and Jeff Hamilton

October 23-25, 2008 at 8 pm
Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York

Ticket prices are $30, $50, $75, $95 or $120 and can be purchased through www.jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212.721.6500, open daily from 9 am-9 pm. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am–6 pm and Sunday from 12 pm–6 pm.