Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents 'SWEET & LOW DOWN', 6/5-6 & 10

American popular song and jazz are not only interrelated, but are actually two sides of the same coin. In the second annual presentation of Sweet & Low Down: How Popular Standards Became Jazz Classics, Director Michael Feinstein is joined by Tony Award-nominated actress Jessie Mueller (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever) and pianist Loston Harris. The three singers explore the unique relationship and common roots between the two seemingly unrelated musical worlds. The show will present classic songs from two viewpoints: as they were originally conceived for Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley, and then as they were re-invented by jazz performers to become classics in the jazz repertoire.

Concerts take place on Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 6 at 7:30pm. Jazz at Lincoln Center will present a special family matinee of Sweet & Low Down on Sunday, June 10 at 3pm.

For more information about this series, visit www.jalc.org/jazzandpopularsong.

The Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, is located at Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY.

Ticket prices for this series, except for the family concert, are $75 for mezzanine concert seating, $95-120 for cabaret seating. Tickets for the family matinee are $25.

Tickets can be purchased through jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 10am to 9pm. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor. Box Office hours: Monday-Saturday from 10am to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain) and Sunday from noon to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain). Limited subscriptions for the 2011-12 Jazz and Popular Song series are available. Visit jalc.org/subs for more information.