Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra will perform live Thursday, Oct. 14, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
General admission tickets are $39 and are on sale now. For tickets or for more information, call 205-975-2787 or visit AlysStephens.org.
A National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning producer, Marsalis is an acclaimed trombonist and composer who has also dedicated his prolific career to music theater and education. Along with the Marsalis family of musicians, including his father, Ellis, the artist was destined to a life in music.
Marsalis has gained a reputation for presenting first-class shows that seamlessly combine a high level of musicianship and entertainment. In 2008, he formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, an ensemble that focuses on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony and spontaneous arrangements. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from New Orleans-street band songs, swing, bebop and the blues to modern and contemporary jazz. Together they deliver the true essence of jazz with edge, sophistication and good old-fashioned fun.
The Alys Stephens Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary season beginning this fall. See the full season of performances and events at AlysStephens.org. Performers this fall include Robert Cray, Pat Metheny, Sierra Hull and Chris Thile. Alys Stephens Center members are given first priority for concert and artist announcements and tickets. For more information or to become a member, click here.
Safety is UAB’s priority. The pandemic is a fluid situation that UAB is monitoring, in consultation with infectious disease and public health experts; performances will be subject to change based on the latest COVID-19 safety guidelines. Event staff and attendees are required to wear masks indoors on campus regardless of vaccination status, as well as maintain proper distancing while on UAB’s campus, including at events.
The Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, part of UAB Visual and Performing Arts and one of the Southeast’s premier performing arts centers, presents and produces the world’s best artists in music, dance, theater, comedy, film and family entertainment.