Smooth Cruise Series Sails Around Manhattan 10/9, Features Patti Austin

Encore! Encore! New York City's favorite summer jazz tradition, the Smooth Cruise series, is set to take this year's curtain call around Manhattan on October 9th. With two world-class performances featuring Grammy-award winning jazz temptress Patti Austin, this year's last Smooth Cruise is certain to be a memorable one!

Says Marquee concerts' Sam Kimball: "This year's Smooth Cruise series was a fantastic success thanks to the support of New York jazz enthusiasts, both young and old. We wanted to bring this ENCORE cruise to the fans as a way of saying "thank you". Plus, we couldn't think of a better way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall than with the amazing vocals of Patti Austin."

ABOUT Patti Austin: Grammy winner Patti Austin crosses all musical genres, has made 17 solo albums, and has performed her award-nominated hit songs on the GRAMMYS® and the Oscars. Her most recent release, Rendezvous Entertainment presents Avant-Gershwin, won Austin the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. As with 2002's GRAMMY®-nominated homage to Ella Fitzgerald For Ella, Patti worked her magic again with the WDR Big Band on Avant-Gershwin. The daughter of jazz trombonist Gordon Austin and goddaughter of musical legends Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington, during the 70s she was the undisputed "queen" of the NYC session scene; her voice was heard behind everyone from Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, James Brown and Joe Cocker to Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Luther Vandross and Diana Ross and on countless memorable commercial jingles. At the beginning of the 80s, Patti earned a wider audience through her participation on a series of albums with Jones including his best-selling Stuff Like That, his Grammy-winning classic The Dude, and his From Q With Love Vols. 1&2 via the standout track, "If This Time Is the Last Time."

ABOUT THE SMOOTH CRUISE SERIES: After the success of the 2009 season, it's clear that The Smooth Cruise series is still New York's favorite summer jazz tradition. This summer brought performances by top artists Spyro Gyra, Alex Bugnon, Paul Taylor, Bobby Caldwell, The Rippingtons ft. Russ Freeman, Jonathan Butler, Najee, Peter White, Mindi Abair, Marion Meadows, Shilts from Down to the Bone, Phil Perry, and Pieces of a Dream.

WHEN:

Friday, October 9th at 6:30pm and at 9:30 pm

WHERE:

Spirit of New York Cruise Ship Pier 61, Chelsea Piers at 23rd Street, New York, NY

TICKETS/INFO:

$55. Spirit Cruises box office, Pier 61; 866-211-3812, www.SmoothJazzNewYork.com

The Smooth Cruises sell out fast. So get your tickets now!

ABOUT MARQUEE CONCERTS:

Marquee Concerts is one of the premiere concert promoters in the northeast, producing hundreds of events across all spectrums and genres. Marquee is constantly researching new music trends, recognizing today's up-and-coming entertainers, and expanding upon existing business relationships to put on the best shows possible and remain a competitive mainstay in the concert promoters industry.