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11 WEST 53rd STREET HEW YORK 19 TELEPHONE: CIRCLE 5-8900 CABLES: MODERNART, NEV/YORK

FOP. RELRASE Thursday, July 26, 1962

The Al Conn - Zoot Sim* Quintet will give the iilxth Jagg

In the flardenconcer t at the Museum of Modern Art on

Thursday, July 26, at 8:30 p.m. The free-swinging modern

jazz group consists of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims on tenor

saxophones, joined by John Bunch, piano, Wyatt Ruther, bass,

and Bob Pike, drums.

Admission to the Museum is #1.00} members free. The

jass concert is an additional 50 cents. In case of rain,

the concert will cm cancelled; tickets will be honored at

the concert following• Other Museum activities continue as

announced until the 10 p.m. closing* Dinner and refreshments

are available in the Penthouse restaurant.

Additional information available from Herbert Bronstein, Associate Publicity Director, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York 19, New York. Circle 5-6900. THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 11 WEST 53 STREET, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. TELEPHONE. CIRCLE 3-8900 FOR RELEASE Friday, July 20, 1962 or after

The Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quintet will give the fifth Jazz in the Garden

concert at the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, July 26, at 8:30 p.m.

The free-swinging modern jazz group consists of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims

on tenor saxaphones, joined by John Bunch, piano, Wyatt Ruther, bass,

and Bob Pike, drums.

Admission to the Museum is $1.00; members free. The jazz concert

is an additional 50 cents. In case of rain, the concert will be

cancelled; tickets will be honored at the concert following. Other

Museum activities continue as announced until the 10 p.m. closing.

Dinner and refreshments are available in the Penthouse restaurant.

Al Cohn played with Georgie Auld (191*6), Buddy Rich ('Vf), Woody

Herman ('HS-1^)* subsequently worked for the Andy Williams and Steve

Allen TV shows, joined Zoot Sims in 1957. Sims, one of the original

"Four Brothers" of the Woody Herman orchestra, has played with Kenny

Baker and Gerry Mulligan among others, and recently returned from

Russia with Benny Goodman.

Jazz in the Garden is presented by the Museum in cooperation with

the United Nations Jazz Society. Gary Keys, Herb Snitzer and Richard

Jennings are in charge of programing and production. The series of

ten Thursday evening promenade concerts will continue August 2 with the

Kenny Dorham and Jackie McClean Quintet.

The I9UI film, J&aJ-La£JLir£, with Gary Cooper^ Barbara Stanwyck,

Oscar Homolka, and Dana Andrews will be shown in the Museum auditorium

at 8 p.m.

Additional information available from Herbert Bronstein, Associate Publicity Director, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York 19, New York. Circle 5- 8900.