Singletary Center to Welcome Back Jazzman Branford Marsalis
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 15, 2014) — The University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts will welcome back a legendary jazz musician from the celebrated Marsalis family, Branford Marsalis, this fall. Marsalis will be joined by the renowned Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for 20 performances only, on his national "Well Tempered" tour. The Singletary Center has the honor of hosting one of these stops at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.
Marsalis is a Grammy award-winning and Tony award-nominated saxophonist and composer, as well as being the leader of one of the finest jazz quartets today. Also a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, he is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. This particular tour has a decidely more classical bent featuring Baroque masterpieces by Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, François Couperin, Pietro Locatelli and more.
Ticket prices are based on seating location and range from $25 to $50 plus processing fees. The tickets can be purchased via phone at the Singletary Center Ticket Office at 859-257-4929, online at www.SCFATickets.com, or in person at the ticket office.
A part of the UK College of Fine Arts, the Singletary Center for the Arts presents and hosts around 400 artistic, cultural and educational events annually for the university community, Lexington community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu