Wynton Marsalis to Play the Saenger Theatre July 27

Wynton Marsalis will return to New Orleans this summer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a concert to benefit the Tipitina’s Foundation on Sunday, July 27, 2014.

Wynton Marsalis, OffBeat Magazine

The concert is presented in partnership with the soon-to-reopen Orpheum Theatre and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tickets range in price from $40 to $75 and go on sale Thursday, June 19, 2014. VIP tickets will also be available for $150, guaranteeing patrons premium orchestra seating and entrance to a pre-concert patron party at the theater including hors d’oeuvres, wine, and champagne.

Tickets are available online at www.saengernola.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

Wynton Marsalis, son of legendary New Orleans jazzman Ellis Marsalis and brother to fellow musicians Branford Marsalis and Delfeayo Marsalis, famously locked horns with Miles Davis in his “Young Lions” days, and has gone on to be considered the most outstanding jazz musicians and trumpeters of his generation.

Tipitina’s Foundation supports Louisiana and New Orleans’ irreplaceable music community and preserves the state’s unique musical cultures. The Foundation promotes childhood music education, the professional development of adult musicians, and the increased viability of Louisiana music as a cultural, educational, and economic resource.