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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Marcus Center Presents BIG BAND HOLIDAYS 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. "The finest big band in the world today," said the Daily Telegraph, UK.

Over the last few years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has performed collaborations with many of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, including the Philharmonic, the Russian National Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston, and London Symphony Orchestras, the Orchestra Esperimentale in São Paolo, Brazil and others. In 2006, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra collaborated with Ghanaian drum collective Odadaa!, led by Yacub Addy, to perform “Congo Square,” a composition Mr. Marsalis and Mr. Addy co-wrote and dedicated to Mr. Marsalis’ native . The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has also been featured in several education and performance residencies in the last few years, including those in Vienne, France; Perugia, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; London, England; Lucerne, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Yokohama, Japan and others.

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT In his article in The New York Times, critic Stephen Holden listed some of the virtues of McLorin Salvant’s singing: “perfect pitch and enunciation, a playful sense of humor, a rich and varied tonal palette, a supple sense of swing, exquisite taste in songs and phrasing, and a deep connection to lyrics.” Her musical skills are considerable, but they are matched by an interpretive ability that is almost more akin to an actor’s than a singer’s. She draws out the story hidden inside the song, and can draw on the elements of her own personality and a full gamut of emotional stances—from the darkly troubling to the richly comic— in bringing lyrics to life.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is owned and partially funded by Milwaukee County. The Marcus Center has been the premier entertainment destination for Milwaukee and Wisconsin since 1969. It provides the setting for outstanding cultural experiences, where the arts come to life for current and future generations. Located in the heart of the Downtown Theater District, the Marcus Center is a community facility that offers live performance of opera, ballet, children’s theater, symphony and first-class national touring productions. For more information on the Marcus Center Presents series, visit the Marcus Center website at www.MarcusCenter.org.

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