Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights in Jazz, “New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series,” returns to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 12 at 8 PM, with The Return of the Jam Session.
The 49th season finale features saxophonists Peter and Will Anderson, pianist Ted Rosenthal, guitarist James Chirillo, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, drummer Victor Lewis and trumpeter Brian Lynch—plus a surprise special guest. This lineup encompasses a spectrum of versatile players from different generations and musical backgrounds.
To Kleinsinger, the jam session is the true heart of jazz, and a jam has become a Highlights in Jazz tradition. For each Return of the Jam Session concert, Kleinsinger brings together musicians who have never before played together in this configuration, showcasing them as they rise to the occasion, showing off their chops and flexibility.
Ticket prices are $50.00 and $45.00 (students). Tickets can be purchased in advance through the online box office at Tickets.TribecaPAC.org. or call 212-220-1460.
THERE WILL BE A BOX OFFICE NIGHT OF EVENT
The concert is at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., in Manhattan. The temporary entrance is at the West Street Gate—between Chambers Street and Harrison Street.
