Illinois Jacquet Dedication Ceremony and Concert at The Woodlawn Cemetery

On Sunday, October 30th, at 2 pm, the memorial marking the final resting place of tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet will be dedicated at The Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Dr. Eugene Callendar of St. James Presbyterian Church will lead the ceremony. Phil Schaap, Curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will recount his memorable interviews with the jazz great. After the monument is unveiled Victor Goines, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School, will lead a ten piece jazz band in a celebration of the music of Illinois Jacquet. The public is invited to attend: admission is free. For information call us at (718) 920-1460 or email [email protected]