Sheldon Gala 2010 Features Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Event: The Sheldon Gala 2010 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

When: Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Sheldon Concert Hall

Tickets: Patron tickets for this very special evening are on sale now!

Single tickets go on sale Saturday, February 13 at 10 a.m and are $75 orchestra / $65 balcony.

Call MetroTix at 314.534.1111 or visit www.TheSheldon.org. For more information, call The Sheldon

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ST. LOUIS, MO - The Sheldon Gala 2010 welcomes Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, "A Tribute to Peggy and Jerry Ritter," Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis returns with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for an elegant evening of swinging sounds. Hot jazz, cool cocktails, dinner and dancing will make this an unforgettable evening! Co-chairs for Gala 2010 are Jerry & Mary Beth Daniels and David & Barbara Gifford.

Band leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis has been credited with revitalizing jazz as an art form, bringing it into the new century as an American institution. Today's most honored jazz musician, composer and educator, Marsalis has over 30 jazz albums, nine Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize to his credit. His groundbreaking compositions have changed the face of jazz, combining the rhythms, harmonies and melodies of jazz, blues, gospel, Afro-Cuban and classical music, fusing the traditional with the modern.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra for over 14 years. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center 's programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York , across the U.S. and around the globe.