Paquito D'Rivera at Lincoln Center in December

For the first time, GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, saxophone and clarinet player Paquito D'Rivera will serve as Music Director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Under his direction, the band will perform the best of the Cuban jazz big band canon including selections by Mario Bauzá, Chico O’Farrill, Bebo Valdés, Ernesto Lecouna and Armando Romeu.For a full schedule of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2008-09 season events, go to: www.jalc.org.

December 5 & 6, 2008, 8 p.m.Where:Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.

All single tickets can be purchased through www.jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor. Box office hours: Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. (or 30 minutes past curtain) and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. (or 30 minutes past curtain). Ticket prices are $30, $50, $75, $95, $120.