STARRY NIGHTS
LIVE JAZZ AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S
ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Broadcasts Live Performances Every Other Month
Starry Nights, the enormously popular series of live jazz performances presented the first Friday of every month, continues in the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space. The series features renowned jazz musicians performing in one of the most spectacular settings in New York. Visitors to Starry Nights can enjoy mouthwatering tapas along with wine and other beverages during performances. Every other month, beginning in February, the 7:30 performance is broadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM.
Hourlong sets start at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m.
August 4, 2006--Ron Carter QuartetBroadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
In his 45-year career, Grammy award winner Ron Carter has recorded over 2,000 albums, and performed with such greats as Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B. B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. In addition to performing, Carter also teaches and is on the board of directors of the Harlem Jazz Music Center. “Carter is undeniably one of the greatest jazz bassists of all time. His music is lauded as a jazz style in its own right; his technique is studied as near perfection." --ConcertLiveWire.com
Starry Nights is made possible, in part, by Fidelity Investments.
The Museum's suggested admission of $14.00 for adults, $10.50 for students and seniors, and $8.00 for children covers entry to the Museum and to Starry Nights.
Other programs at the Rose Center include the Space Show Cosmic Collisions. Admission to the Museum and Space Show is $22.00 for adults, $16.50 for students and seniors, and $13.00 for children. Admission is $15.00 to SonicVision, the groundbreaking digitally animated alternative music show that takes audiences on a mind-warping roller-coaster ride through fantastical dreamspace. Advance tickets for the Space Show and SonicVision can be purchased by calling 212-769-5200 or visiting www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.
The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m. The Rose Center remains open until 8:45 p.m. for Starry Nights on the first Friday of each month. The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. For general information, call 212-769-5100.
LIVE JAZZ AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S
ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Broadcasts Live Performances Every Other Month
Starry Nights, the enormously popular series of live jazz performances presented the first Friday of every month, continues in the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space. The series features renowned jazz musicians performing in one of the most spectacular settings in New York. Visitors to Starry Nights can enjoy mouthwatering tapas along with wine and other beverages during performances. Every other month, beginning in February, the 7:30 performance is broadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM.
Hourlong sets start at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m.
August 4, 2006--Ron Carter QuartetBroadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
In his 45-year career, Grammy award winner Ron Carter has recorded over 2,000 albums, and performed with such greats as Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B. B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. In addition to performing, Carter also teaches and is on the board of directors of the Harlem Jazz Music Center. “Carter is undeniably one of the greatest jazz bassists of all time. His music is lauded as a jazz style in its own right; his technique is studied as near perfection." --ConcertLiveWire.com
Starry Nights is made possible, in part, by Fidelity Investments.
The Museum's suggested admission of $14.00 for adults, $10.50 for students and seniors, and $8.00 for children covers entry to the Museum and to Starry Nights.
Other programs at the Rose Center include the Space Show Cosmic Collisions. Admission to the Museum and Space Show is $22.00 for adults, $16.50 for students and seniors, and $13.00 for children. Admission is $15.00 to SonicVision, the groundbreaking digitally animated alternative music show that takes audiences on a mind-warping roller-coaster ride through fantastical dreamspace. Advance tickets for the Space Show and SonicVision can be purchased by calling 212-769-5200 or visiting www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.
The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m. The Rose Center remains open until 8:45 p.m. for Starry Nights on the first Friday of each month. The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. For general information, call 212-769-5100.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
