Wynton celebrates the Jazz Tradition and Culture of “Steeltown”
Jazz at Lincoln Center continues to celebrate the tributary cities of jazz with the From The Heart of Steeltown: Pittsburgh Festival on February 16, 17 & 18 at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Broadway at 60th St. in New York City. This festival focuses on Pittsburgh’s long history in jazz and the many famous names that have come from Steeltown including Billy Strayhorn, songwriter Billy Eckstine, Mary Lou Williams and percussionist Art Blakey, with whom Wynton spent his early days.
In Rose Theater at 8pm, the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis welcomes special guest artists Jeff “Tain” Watts and Steve Nelson to perform some of the best of jazz emanating from Pittsburgh. Tickets are $30, $50, $75, $100, $130 and available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office on Broadway at 60th St., by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500 or via www.jalc.org
Pittsburgh Festival reviewed by the New York Times at Wynton Marsalis fan club said
on February 18, 2006 @ 4:54 am
[…] The recent concert: “Pittsburgh: From the Heart of Steeltown” - that took place on Thursday and Friday, featuring Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in the Rose Theater, has just been reviewed by the New York Times (free subscription needed) […]