Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis spreads good cheer this holiday season as the world renowned jazz orchestra and guest vocalists Vuyo Sotashe and Veronica Swift perform Big Band Holidays throughout the U.S. The 14-city U.S. tour embarks in Ann Arbor, MI on November 28. The Big Band Holidays tour takes the band through Texas, and the Southeast then concludes with a 5-date homecoming engagement at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Fredrick P. Rose Hall’s Rose Theater on December 19–23. The performance on Sunday, December 23 at 2pm, will be a Relaxed Performance, designed to provide an opportunity for children or adults with autism, learning difficulties, or other sensory and communication needs to enjoy our performances with their families in a more relaxed environment.
With soulful big band arrangements of songs both sacred and secular, Big Band Holidays is an uplifting tradition enjoyed by audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This year’s program, co-music directed by Victor Goines and Wynton Marsalis, will include imaginative new versions of classics like “Winter Wonderland” and “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel.” Recent Big Band Holidays programs have featured such acclaimed vocalists as Cécile McLorin Salvant, Gregory Porter, René Marie, and Catherine Russell.
Taking the Rose Theater stage for the first time together, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra welcomes two standout rising star vocalists to join this tradition: Vuyo Sotashe and Veronica Swift. These distinctive young talents have both been major hits in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s various venues—Sotashe was most recently featured in Monk’s Dream in The Appel Room in October, and Swift was a featured vocalist for the JLCO’s Benny Goodman: King of Swing shows in the 2017–18 season.
In addition to Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’ offers a series of holiday celebrations in December. Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cla will present Riley’s Red Hot Holidays (December 13); a special Christmas Eve show, Barry Harris Trio (December 21–24); and Carlos Henriquez Octet (December 26–31). The full December lineup and additional information is available at jazz.org/dizzys.
Big Band Holidays will take place in Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located on Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit jazz.org.
Big Hand Holidays U.S. Tour:
November 28 | Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan
November 30 | Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre
December 1 | Houston, TX – Cullen Performance Hall at University of Houston
December 2 | Galveston, TX – The Grand 1894 Opera House
December 3 | San Antonio, TX – H-E-B Performance Hall at Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
December 4 | Lufkin, TX – Angelina Arts Alliance
December 5 | Dallas, TX – Meyerson Symphony Center
December 7 | Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
December 8 | Charleston, SC – Charleston Gaillard Center
December 9 | Newberry, SC – Newberry Opera House
December 10 | Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
December 11 | Chapel Hill, NC – Memorial Hall at UNC Chapel Hill
December 13 | Lynchburg, VA – Historic Academy of Music Theatre
December 14–15 | North Bethesda, MD – The Music Center at Strathmore
December 16 | York, PA – Strand Theatre at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts
December 19–23 | New York, NY – Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Ticket Information for performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, NY
Rose Theater ticket prices are $50 and up, dependent upon seating section.
All single tickets for The Appel Room and Rose Theater can be purchased through jazz.org 24 hours a day or through 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. Note: Hot Seats—$10 seats for each Rose Theater performance (excluding Jazz for Young People® concerts and other performances as specified) and select performances in The Appel Room (excluding Jazz & Popular Song concerts)—are available for purchase by the general public on the Wednesday prior to each performance. Tickets are subject to availability; please call 212-258-9800 for available Hot Seats performance dates.
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