Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Guests Reprise Pulitzer Prize-Winning Jazz Oratorio 'Blood On The Fields' Feb. 21-23, 2013, 8 PM

Wynton Marsalis

Aja Burrell Wood sends this release: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Pianist Eric Reed and Vocalists Gregory Porter,  Kenny Washington and Paula West Perform Pulitzer Prize-Winning Work in its Entirety for the First Time Since 1994 Premiere Who/What: Jazz at Lincoln Center continues its 25th anniversary celebration with a special performance of Blood On The Fields, Wynton Marsalis' Pulitzer prize-winning jazz oratorio.  Eighteen years after its premiere at Alice Tully Hall, the jazz oratorio on slavery and freedom will be performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.  Eric Reed, featured pianist on the premiere and original Blood On The Fields recording, joins the JLCO for this special concert event.  Blood on the Fields remains one of Marsalis' greatest works and reinforces his dictum that "all jazz is modern."  Rising star baritone Gregory Porter, scat-master Kenny Washington, and the great contralto Paula West reprise the vocal roles.  Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 7pm. When:  February 21-23, 2013, 8pm Where: Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Tickets: Ticket prices for Rose Theater are $10, $30, $50, $75, $95 or $120 dependent upon seating section.    Tickets for Rose Theater and The Allen Room can be purchased through jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500,   open daily from 10am to 9pm.  Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.  Box Office hours: Monday-Saturday from 10am to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain) and Sunday from noon to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain).     Note: Hot Seats, $10 seats for each Rose Theater performance (excluding Jazz for Young People® concerts and other performances as specified) and select 9:30pm performances in The Allen Room (excluding Jazz & Popular Song concerts), are available for purchase to the general public on the Wednesday prior to each performance. Subject to availability. Available only for select Allen Room shows; please call 212-258-9800 for available Hot Seats performance dates. Hot Seats are available only by walk up at the Box Office.