World's Finest Jazz Soloists Perform Original Tunes In Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra In Small Doses March 24 & 25, 2006

NEW YORK (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra) - For two nights, musicians from the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will step off the big band bandstand to appear in small groups for Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in Small Doses on March 24 & 25 at 8pm in Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's home, Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th St. Audiences who know these musicians in the context of the big band ensemble will have the rare opportunity to hear these individual soloists strut their stuff and perform their own compositions during Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in Small Doses. With two all-star rhythm sections led by Cyrus Chestnut and Mulgrew Miller, quintets made up of the soloists - Walter Blanding, Vincent Gardner, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Sean Jones, Ryan Kisor, Marcus Printup and Joe Temperley - from the critically-acclaimed orchestra will perform in this more intimate setting, showcasing their own style, technique and remarkable versatility.

In addition to the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in Small Doses concerts, Jazz at Lincoln Center will also host Jazz Talk: Blue Note: A Retrospective of Recorded Sound featuring Bruce Lundvall and Rudy Van Gelder on March 22 at 7pm at the Irene Diamond Education Center at Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th Street. Bruce Lundvall, President of Blue Note Records and Rudy Van Gelder, famed jazz recording engineer, will explore the history of the legendary jazz label with special guests.