Jazz At Lincoln Center's 4th Annual Spring Gala - June 6, 2005 'That's Entertainment' At The Apollo Theater

NEW YORK (Jazz at Lincoln Center announcement) - Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce a once-in-a-lifetime evening with some of music's greatest talents - the Wynton Marsalis Septet with Lyle Lovett, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Robert Downey, Jr., Wynonna Judd, and Tom Jones � on Monday, June 6, 2005 at 7:30pm. The concert, held at the Apollo Theater at 253 West 125th St., will be the centerpiece of the arts organization's 4th Annual Spring Gala 2005 themed "That's Entertainment." The proceeds of the evening will benefit the hundreds of performance and educational programs produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to enriching the artistic substance and perpetuating the democratic spirit of America's music.

The evening will begin with the concert followed by a festive gala dinner at 9pm in an adjacent tent. For information and tickets for the full gala evening, priced at $1000 and up, including dinner, please call Jazz at Lincoln Center Special Events at (212) 258-9961. Lead corporate co-sponsors for the event are Cadillac, De Beers LV and JPMorgan Chase. The corporate co-chairs are Michael V. Valerio, Cadillac; Lewis Jones, Chase; Alyce Alston, De Beers LV USA. The gala co-chairs are Ashley R. Schiff and Debra L. Lee, President & COO of BET Holdings, Inc.