Jazz at Lincoln Center & Rockefeller Foundation Present "A Celebration of America" at the Kennedy Center
On the occasion of the Presidential Inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, "A Celebration of America" will be lead by Wynton Marsalis andThe Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor. Paquito D’Rivera will participate in this all-star cast of America’s music,at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, January 19 at 7:00 pm. Ticket are no longer available for this event.
The Concert is sponsored by the Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Artists Announced (update Jan. 13)
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have been confirmed as hosts. The following artists have been confirmed: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bela Fleck, Cassandra Wilson, Chorale Le Chateau of New York City conducted by Damien Sneed, Dave Brubeck, Dianne Reeves, Don Vappie, Dr. Michael White, Foxborough (MA) High School Jazz Ensemble, Francesco Cafiso, Freddy Cole, Giovanni Hidalgo, Grace Kelly, Herlin Riley, Jared Grimes, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jessye Norman, Jonathan Batiste, Lucian Barberin, Marcus Gilmore, Mark O’Connor, Odadaa! with Yacub Addy, Paquito D’Rivera with Diego Urcola, Alex Brown, Oscar Stagnaro, and Mark Walker, Roy Haynes and Shannon Powell.
