Wynton Marsalis to Celebrate 50th Birthday at Atlanta Symphony Hall, 3/3

To Celebrate Mr. Wynton Marsalis's 50th Birthday Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will return to Atlanta Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. to perform a program featuring popular works from Theolonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.

In honor of Mr. Marsalis's 50th birthday, this new tour will feature a retrospective of his past big band compositions and modern renditions of classic jazz favorites. The concert will take place in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Under Mr. Marsalis's direction, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs repertoire across the full jazz spectrum - from the music's New Orleans roots to bebop and today's new works. By creating and performing an expansive range of new music for quartets, big bands, chamber music ensembles, symphony orchestras, tap dance, and ballet, Mr. Marsalis has expanded the repertoire for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world's finest musicians and composers.

About the Artists

Wynton Marsalis has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation, as one of the world's top classical trumpeters, as a big band leader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, a brilliant composer, a devoted advocate for the Arts and a tireless and inspiring educator. 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 today's new works

Single tickets for these performances are $30 to $90. All single tickets for the 2011–2012 season are on sale now, and available online at atlantasymphony.org, or by calling (404) 733-5000. Tickets may also be purchased at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets.

Box office hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. *** JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH Wynton Marsalis Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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