Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Celebration Comes to the Blue Note in New York City, 4/2-7

Monterey Jazz Festival, world-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, continues this commitment in 2013 with its third North American Tour, featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning jazz artists.

The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration features vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist and musical director Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green, drummer Lewis Nash, saxophonist Chris Potter, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire.

They will appear at the Blue Note in New York City for a six-night run, from Tuesday, April 2 through Sunday, April 7. There will be two shows per night, at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Beginning the second leg of their 2013 tour in East Lansing, Michigan on March 20, the group will perform 30 nights through April 30, making stops in 25 cities in 17 states. Each of the shows will feature an assortment of classic jazz repertoire and original compositions by band members.

Tickets for the shows at the Blue Note are now available online at bluenote.net or by calling the club at 212-475-8592. Tickets are at $30-$45. For more information, visit bluenote.net.

Highlights of the nine-week tour include the six-night run at the Blue Note in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; the Epcor Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago; and Benaroya Hall in Seattle.