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For Immediate Release:  May 7, 2013

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
WITH WYNTON MARSALIS ANNOUNCE
25TH ANNIVERSARY 2013 SUMMER WORLD TOUR

Tour Includes First Time Appearance at Celebrate Brooklyn on June 8,
and Opening of Lincoln Center’s Mid Summer Night Swing 25th Anniversary
on June 25

New York, New York (May 7, 2013)   The critically acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) continues to celebrate 25 years of swing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 25th Anniversary 2013 Summer World Tour.  The tour kicks off with the band’s first time performance at Celebrate Brooklyn onJune 8 in Brooklyn, New York. 

After performing in theaters and performing art centers throughout the U.S. – including the kick off of Lincoln Center’s Mid Summer Night Swing 25th anniversary season in New York on June 25 - the world-renowned big band will appear at some of the most storied jazz festivals in Canada and Europe (see complete tour itinerary below).  

Along the extensive tour of 12 U.S. cities and 6 countries, the JLCO will perform a landmark 25th anniversary repertoire which includes the music of Chick Corea, Duke Ellington, the Best of Blue Note, and more.

The first leg of the JLCO’s 25th anniversary tour earned critical acclaim.  Allaboutjazz.com said, “[The JLCO is] without a doubt, the best jazz orchestra in the world.  Not only should Marsalis be proud of what he has created and attained but, as music lovers, we need to realize what we have right there in front of us.”

Exclusive JALC 25th anniversary t-shirts and baseball caps will be available for purchase in select U.S. tour venues. 

JLCO 25th Anniversary 2013 Summer World Tour