The UNLV Performing Arts Center presents the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center, led by pianist and musical director Arturo O'Farrill, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 as part of the New York Stage & Beyond series. Comprised of 18 prominent soloists from the Latin jazz scene, this large ensemble will play classics of the Afro-Latin jazz tradition.
The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra is part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center not-for-profit arts organization that features a comprehensive array of guest artists and a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz.
O'Farrill, winner of the Latin Jazz USA Outstanding Achievement Award for 2003, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. In 2002, he and musician Wynton Marsalis created the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center due in part to a large and substantial body of music in the genre of Latin and Afro Cuban Jazz that deserved to be experienced by the general jazz audience.
Tickets to the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center are $45, $60, and $90 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $12.50 each and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $.50 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Information about all of the season's performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website, located at pac.unlv.edu.
Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in two distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series and New York Stage & Beyond. The Performing Arts Center is proud to present its 2005-2006 30 th Anniversary Season, "Our Greatest Performances." UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.
