Pace Univ. Presents Terence Blancard Quintet, 11/5

Jazz trumpet master Terence Blanchard brings his renowned ensemble to Lower Manhattan November 5 for an evening of jazz innovation as part of the inaugural season of Pace Presents, a new series of performing and visual arts events at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

A five-time Grammy winner, Blanchard has more than 29 albums and 50 film scores to his credit. His latest work, Choices, was released by Concord Jazz in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. As a film composer, Blanchard received a Golden Globe nomination for his score to Spike Lee's 25th Hour. The two also collaborated on the HBO documentaries When the Levees Broke and If God's Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, detailing the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, Blanchard released A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina), a song cycle that expanded upon tracks he composed for When the Levees Broke and which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.

Blanchard recently made his Broadway debut in the Scott Rudin production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat starring Chris Rock and is currently at work on the musical score for the upcoming Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. He has also been commissioned by Opera St. Louis to write an original opera based on the life of boxing legend Emile Griffith, scheduled to premiere in 2012.

As Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which he was instrumental in relocating from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Blanchard works with students in the areas of artistic development, arranging, composition and concert programming. He has recently been named Artistic Director of both the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI) at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and continues to participate in master classes around the world as well as local community outreach activities in his beloved hometown of New Orleans.

The Terence Blanchard Quintet is presented as part of the inaugural Pace Presents season, which brings leading innovators in American and world music, dance and the visual arts to Lower Manhattan throughout 2011-2012

EVENT DETAILS

Terence Blanchard Quintet
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
3 Spruce Street
New York, New York 10038

Orchestra Pit & Center Orchestra $50
Orchestra & Balcony Center $35
Balcony $25

TICKETS & VENUE INFORMATION

All tickets are available to purchase online at schimmel.pace.edu or over the phone by calling the Ovationtix Call Center at (866) 811-4111. Patrons may also stop by the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts Box Office, which is open Monday-Friday from 1:00-6:00 p.m. (212-346-1715) or two hours before curtain on show days.

By Subway
2/3 TO PARK PLACE/BROADWAY or R/W TO CITY HALL-Exit subway and walk south on Park Place, turn left onto Park Row, follow Park Row north up the side of City Hall Park to Spruce Street, turn right on Spruce. Walk east on Spruce, past Nassau. Theater entrance is approx. 1/3 of the way down the block on the left.
J/M/Z TO FULTON STREET-Exit subway and walk north on Nassau Street, past Ann St and Beekman St, turn right on Spruce. Walk east on Spruce, past Nassau. Theater entrance is approx. 1/3 of the way down the block on the left.
4/5/6 TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE/CITY HALL-Exit subway and walk south on Park Row, along the side of City Hall Park, turn left onto Spruce Street. Walk east on Spruce, past Nassau. Theater entrance is approx. 1/3 of the way down the block on the left.

By Bus
For up-to-date scheduling and maps, please contact the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
M1-Take the M1 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop (walk east across City Hall Park to campus), the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop (walk south down Park Row to campus), or the Broadway-Nassau St./Fulton St. stop (walk two blocks north on Nassau St. to campus).
M6-Take the M6 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop or the Broadway-Nassau/Fulton St. stop (walk as directed above).
M9-Take the M9 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop or the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop (walk as directed above).
M15-Take the M15 Bus to Pearl and Frankfort St. (at campus), to the City Hall/Broadway stop, the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop, the Broadway-Nassau/Fulton St. stop or the Fulton/William St. stop (walk as directed above).
M22-Take the M22 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop, the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop or the Broadway-Nassau/Fulton St. stop (walk as directed above).
M103-Take the M103 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop, the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop or the Broadway-Nassau/Fulton St. stop (walk as directed above).
B51-Take the B51 Bus to the City Hall/Broadway stop (walk as directed above).

About Pace Presents
Pace University is pleased to unveil the inaugural season of Pace Presents, a new annual series of performing and visual arts programs at the school's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. Directed by Martin I. Kagan, the Center's newly appointed Director of Cultural Affairs, the series is conceived as a platform to bring International Artists and ensembles of the highest quality to downtown audiences at affordable prices and exemplifies the university's commitment to community development in Lower Manhattan.

About the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, located within the University's downtown campus, has been an integral part of the Lower Manhattan community for almost 35 years. Located one block east of City Hall and at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, its 650-seat theatre is just a few blocks from the cobblestoned "Theatre Alley" that ran along the stage doors of some of the earliest theatres in Manhattan.

In addition to hosting academic and community events, the Schimmel Theatre presents an active season of international theatre, dance and music. It was also a founding venue for the River-to-River Festival. In the aftermath of 9/11, the theatre hosted both the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Theatre Festival. From 2002 to 2004, the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts was the home of the National Actors Theatre. Television broadcast highlights include the only Democratic Presidential Debate to present all ten 2002 candidates and James Lipton's award-winning series Inside The Actors Studio, which has been taped on the Schimmel Theatre's stage since 2005.

About Pace University
For more than 100 years, Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics with professional experience and the New York advantage. Pace has three campuses in New York City, Westchester and White Plains. A private metropolitan university, Pace enrolls approximately 13,500 students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, with its rapidly growing Performing Arts Department, Lienhard School of Nursing, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and School of Law.

For more information, please visit: http://schimmel.pace.edu