Ailey & Ellington: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

NEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS)08/30/2008--For one extraordinary week only, December 17-21, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will join with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for a live music celebration of America-s two great art forms - modern dance and jazz music.

Featuring two programs full of Duke Ellington-s most glorious orchestrations for dance, this special week is a highlight of Ailey-s 50th anniversary season at New York City Center, December 3 through January 4.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 2. Buy early for the best seat selection and save 20% when you purchase tickets to two or more performances!

Both programs will also feature live music for Alvin Ailey-s masterpiece Revelations, performed by the Riverside Church Inspirational Choir andconducted by Eric Reed.

Photo credit: Matthew Rushing & Linda Celeste Sims in Pas de Duke. Photo by Lois Greenfield.

View the program schedule and purchase tickets
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