Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks / Jonathan Batiste and his New Orleans Stay Human Band / Ms. Vinnie Knight Open Highlights In Jazz 41st Season

Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks Jonathan Batiste and his New Orleans Stay Human Band Ms. Vinnie Knight Open Highlights In Jazz 41st Season All Shows At TRIBECA Performing Arts Center

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 - 8pm Early Jazz Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks “An erupting wellspring of euphoria: that would describe the vintage swing emanating from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks…” –The New York Times by Stephen Holden Most recently, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks won a GRAMMY: Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media for their work on BOARDWALK EMPIRE Volume 1 – Music from the HBO Original Series CD. Vince and the band are heard and seen on Boardwalk Empire as well as USA Network series Royal Pains. Jonathan Batiste and his New Orleans Stay Human Band New Orleans pianist Jonathan Batiste is an iconic artist, unique in this generation. With his voice on piano and dapper sense of style, he has ignited the NYC music scene. The Stay Human Band, a modern jazz ensemble noted for their world-class music, high energy and uplifting spirit. Ms. Vinnie Knight Ms. Vinnie Knight was born in Harlem, New York, and at an early age, she sang in church choirs.   Her smooth, velvety, mysteriously angelic voice has the sophistication of the great Sarah Vaughan, the earthiness of Pearl Bailey, and the seductiveness of Billie Holiday.   UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ SHOWS Thursday, February 14th, 2013 - 8pm Highlights In Jazz 40th Anniversary Gala Barbara Carroll with Jay Leonhart Bria Skonberg, Ken Peplowski Harlem Blues and Jazz Band Joey Morant, Fred Staton, Art Baron, Zeke Mullins, Jackie Williams, Bill Wurtzel, and  Michael Max Fleming Thursday, March 14th, 2013 - 8pm Swing Memories Artie Shaw with Strings The Anderson Twins with 25 piece orchestra Benny Goodman Combos Warren Vache, Howard Alden, Kenny Washington, Ehud Asherie, Peter Anderson, Will Anderson Thursday, May 9th, 2013 - 8pm Salute to George Wein Ron Carter, Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Jay Leonhart, Lewis Nash, Lew Tabackin Guest of Honor: George Wein

Ticket Prices $40.00 $37.50 (student rate with valid ID) Tickets can be purchased in advance at the box office or by mail order.  Please send a check made payable to: Highlights In Jazz For information about tickets click here. Please mail orders to: Highlights In Jazz 7 Peter Cooper Road, Apt. 11E New York NY 10010 (Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope) All Concerts at:  TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – 199 Chambers Street, New York (See Map). By car take FDR Drive south to end, through underpass onto West Street, north to Chambers. By Subway take 1, 2, 3, 9, A, C, E, J or M train to Chambers or N, R to City Hall stop. Walk west on Chambers.   For information call the box office at: (212) 220-1460

All Shows at: TRIBECA Performing Arts Center Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street TRIBECA Box Office at (212) 220-1460 http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm Concerts produced in association with: BMCC TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street (212) 220 -1460 www.TribecaPAC.org

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