6/6/09 Jazz for Young People: Who Is Benny Goodman?; 2nd Annual Time Out New York Kids Family Fest @ Lincoln Center

Saturday, June 6th, 1 & 3pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center—Rose Theater, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC

How did a young boy from Chicago’s Jewish ghetto become the King of Swing and the most popular bandleader in the country? The “licorice stick” (clarinet) is back in the limelight when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with host and clarinetist Victor Goines and a team of fleet-footed lindy hoppers swing, swing, swing this classic American story.

In this one-hour narrated performance jazz fans of all ages will:

* Sing and clap the infectious grooves of drummer Gene Krupa
* Explore the great range of the clarinet
* Experience the power of swing through dance
* Learn how Goodman and his big band lifted the American spirit during the Great Depression
* Discover how jazz musicians helped pioneer the Civil Rights Movement
* Enjoy some of the greatest big band music ever played by one of the world's greatest big bands

Tickets: $12, $20, $28. All tickets subject to a $1.50 Facility Fee and are available at www.jalc.org, at the Frederick P. Rose Hall box office at 60th Street and Broadway, or by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500.

http://jalc.org/concerts/details309.asp?EventID=1611

Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Time Out New York Kids Family Fest!

Mix and mingle with other families while you experience an array of interactive activities and devour a variety of tasty treats.

Atrium, 12pm–1pm & 2pm–3pm, Free

Time Out New York Kids is the official media partner of the Jazz for Young People Concert series.