Wynton Marsalis, Eric Clapton to perform together in New York
Published: Monday, January 24, 2011, 5:47 PM     Updated: Monday, January 24, 2011, 5:52 PM
 By Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune

Wynton Marsalis is teaming up with Eric Clapton to "Play the Blues" at two concerts in New York this spring.


New Orleans-born, New York-based trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will play the blues with Eric Clapton in April.

The New Orleans-born jazz trumpeter and the British guitar god are scheduled to perform together April 8-9 at Rose Theater, a 1,200-capacity venue within the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex. Taj Mahal is also on the bill.
Marsalis and Clapton will perform music from the catalogs of early New Orleans jazz cornetist King Oliver, blues shouter Howlin’ Wolf, jazz pianist and entertainer Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong and 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey (incorrectly identified in some articles posted today as “Moe Rainey).
Marsalis is the artistic director at Jazz at Lincoln Center. A presale began today for MasterCard holders and continues through Feb. 11. A public onsale for any remaining tickets has not been announced.

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Thanks for the tip! Lincoln Center is one of the classiest venues in the city. Top shelf all the way, and I bet these tickets are going to be really expensive. I signed up for the presale email, but depending on the price I might not go. For out-of-towners, this is a MUST SEE when visiting NYC. It's mainly classical and jazz shows, operas and cultural events there, and it's acoustically perfect, made for concerts. It's normally too small for a big name like Clapton, so this will be a special event for sure!

mrpitiful wrote on Jan 26^th, 2011 at 8:50am:



tanks fer dat!!!