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Jazz At Lincoln Center will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19 with a host of community events throughout New York.
Events include two family-friendly afternoon concerts by Wycliffe Gordon, opening with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy Ensemble at the Irene Diamond Education Center; a free screening of the CNN broadcast “A Celebration Of America” with Wynton Marsalis and Sandra Day O’Connor in Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater; and A Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring performances by Cyrus Chestnut and saxophonist Stacy Dillard at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
Cover charge for A Celebration will be $20, while all other events are free and open to the public.
More info: jalc.org/letfreedomswing
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