Wynton Marsalis And Dave Douglas Featured in All That Jazz: Now That's HIP! Concert

New York, NY (February 3, 2005) Two trumpet virtuosos and one of today's most distinct jazz vocalists will headline the All That Jazz: Now That's HIP! concert sponsored by HIP Health Plan of New York on March 9, 2005 at 8pm in Rose Theater. This special evening of jazz will feature the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Dave Douglas Quintet as each take the stage of Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. Leading lady of jazz Dianne Reeves will lend her vocal stylings as she joins the Wynton Marsalis Quintet as a special guest. Tickets for this concert are priced at $25, $40, $65, $80 and are available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office, by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500, or via www.jalc.org.

All That Jazz: Now That's HIP! is a one-of-a-kind event wherein Wynton Marsalis and Dave Douglas will present their two distinct trumpet approaches to jazz. For the first half of the night, Dave Douglas will perform his unconventional interpretations of traditional jazz that has earned him critics' acclaim and numerous awards. For the second half, Grammy-award winning Mr. Marsalis, backed by his septet and special guest vocalist Dianne Reeves, will demonstrate down-home swing and fine sense of classical style.

Dave Douglas is widely recognized as one of the most important and original American musicians to emerge from the jazz and improvised music scene of the last few decades. His collaborations as a trumpeter include: John Zorn, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Don Byron, Steve Lacy, Fred Hersch, Anthony Braxton, Myra Melford, Andy Bey, Nick Didkovsky, Trisha Brown, Terry Winters, Jennifer Tipton, Louis Sclavis, Henry Grimes, Tim Berne, Tom Waits, Rabih Abou-Khalil, DJ Olive, Ikue Mori, Han Bennink, and many others. Since 1993, Mr. Douglas has recorded and released 21 albums of original music, and has appeared on over one hundred recordings. From 1991