| Ensemble | Wynton Marsalis with members of JLCO |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, March 30th, 2009 |
| Time | 6:30pm |
| Event Type | Lecture |
| Event Name | 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy |
| Project | The Ballad of American Arts |
| Venue | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
| Address | 2700 F St NW |
| Location | Washington, DC, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 202-467-4600 |
| Admission | Free |
World-renowned trumpeter, composer and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis dazzled and inspired his audience with a moving lecture mixed with performance titled The Ballad of the American Arts. The 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy was presented to a capacity crowd at the Kennedy Center on the eve of Arts Advocacy Day. Marsalis’s lecture addressed the essential value of culture in the recalibration of American identity.
Notes
Reserve Your Free Tickets. Seating is limited and the deadline for ticket requests is March 16, 2009.
Tickets will be distributed at the Will Call desk in front of the Concert Hall on the night of the event.
To reserve your tickets and get more information about the Nancy Hanks Lecture, visit the website
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
