Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Davis' Kind of Blue and Coltrane's Giant Steps February 12, 2009

Continuing the Hall of Fame concert series, Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of two seminal albums: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Giant Steps with music director Mulgrew Miller leading his trio consisting of Ivan Taylor on bass and Rodney Green on drums. In the first half of this concert event, saxophonist Ted Nash debuts newly arranged solos from Giant Steps, joined on stage by tenor saxophonist George Garzone and fellow Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonists Walter Blanding and Sherman Irby. In the second half, the Mulgrew Miller Trio is joined by a cappella masters Take 6 for a new interpretation of Kind of Blue. Jimmy Cobb, the legendary drummer from both albums will perform on each set.

Free pre-concert lecture: JLCO saxophonist and arranger Ted Nash talks with Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ken Druker about crafting the highly original arrangements for this unique concert. Nightly lecture is free and open for ticketholders in the Irene Diamond Education Center at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 7 p.m.

Ticket prices are $30, $50, $75, $95 or $120 and can be purchased through www.jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Sponsorship:
Cadillac is the Lead New York Sponsor of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its season sponsors:
Bank of America, BETJ, Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, The Coca-Cola Company, Entergy Nuclear, Time Warner, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
MasterCard is the preferred card of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

For more information contact:
Mark Gurley
M & M Booking
Phone 917-291-8270
Email: markbooksjazz@gmail.com