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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marcus Center Presents BIG BAND HOLIDAYS Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Special Guest Cécile McLorin Salvant Monday, December 1 TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 MILWAUKEE, WI (Thursday, October 9, 2014) – The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Big Band Holidays: Jazz at Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Special Guest Cécile McLorin Salvant in Uihlein Hall, for one night only, on December 1 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $65-$30 with limited VIP seating at $90 and are subject to change. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, October 12 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee. They can also be purchased by phone at 414-273-7206, or online at MarcusCenter.org or Ticketmaster.com. Groups of 10 or more SAVE by calling 414-273-7121 ext. 210. This one night only performance is sponsored by the InterContinental Hotel. Hailed as "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra" by The Los Angeles Times, the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA is composed of 15 of jazz music's leading soloists under the leadership of musical director Wynton Marsalis. Drawing from an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Mr. Marsalis, Ted Nash, and other members of the orchestra, as well as the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and other great jazz composers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts are internationally critically-acclaimed.