Marcus Center Welcomes Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, 8/26

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis embarks on a three-week 2011 Fall Tour throughout the U.S. and makes a stop at the Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. This performance is presented by the Marcus Center as part of the Marcus Center Presents Series. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 26 at 12:00 p.m. at the Marcus Center Box Office.

Under Wynton Marsalis' direction, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) performs repertoire across the full jazz spectrum - from the music's New Orleans roots to bebop and modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets, big bands, chamber music ensembles, symphony orchestras, tap dance and ballet, Marsalis has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world's finest musicians and composers. To celebrate Marsalis' 50th birthday, the JLCO will showcase the vast array of musical compositions for big band.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is: Music Director and Trumpet: WYNTON MARSALIS; Trumpets: RYAN KISOR, MARCUS PRINTUP, KENNY RAMPTON; Trombones: CHRIS CRENSHAW, VINCENT GARDNER, ELLIOT MASON; Reeds: WALTER BLANDING, VICTOR GOINES, SHERMAN IRBY, TED NASH, JOE TEMPERLEY; Piano: DAN NIMMER; Bass: CARLOS HENRIQUEZ; Drums: ALI JACKSON.

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The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will be at the Marcus Center on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 26th at 12:00 p.m. at the Marcus Center Box Office. Tickets are $30-$90 and vary depending on seat location. The Box Office is located at 929 North Water Street Downtown Milwaukee. Purchase tickets by calling 414-273-7206, online at Ticketmaster.com or at MarcusCenter.org. Groups 10 or more call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 ext. 210. This performance is presented by the Marcus Center as part of the Marcus Center Presents Series.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is owned and partially funded by Milwaukee County. The Marcus Center has been the premier entertainment destination for Milwaukee and Wisconsin since 1969. It provides the setting for outstanding cultural experiences, where the arts come to life for current and future generations. Located in the heart of the Downtown Theater District, the Marcus Center is a community facility that offers live performance of opera, ballet, children's theater, symphony and first-class national touring productions.

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