QC MLK Day Celebration

Branford Marsalis Quartet

SUN, JAN 19, 3 PM (MLK Ceremony) & 4 PM (Concert)

Colden Auditorium

“Serious in both concept and execution…”

All About Jazz

NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalisis one of the most revered figures in jazz and contemporary music. Marsalis presents a kaleidoscopic range of original compositions, along with jazz and popular classics, all supercharged by his quartet’s extraordinary energy and telepathic musical connection.

This concert is part of KCA’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. For more than a decade, KCA and Queens College have held a special annual event in honor and memory of Dr. King’s legacy and his connection to Queens College, where he delivered a powerful speech from the stage of Colden Auditorium in 1965.

This special program includes a recognition ceremony and keynote address at 3 PM by the event’s honoree, Arva Rice, President and CEO of the New York Urban League, followed by the Branford Marsalis Quartet concert at 4 PM. This recognition event is co-sponsored by the Office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr.

More About the Artists

“It is revelatory in making explicit just how much pleasure this group shares by playing together.” – All About Jazz

“The album serves as a snapshot of where the quartet currently stands: at the top of its game.” – DownBeat

“…the Quartet raise the creative stakes to incendiary levels, adding classical and operatic influences to the common jazz menu of blues, swing, and solos, with searing group interplay.” – JazzTimes

Ticket Info

$35-$70 (No Fees)

(718) 793-8080; Box Office Hours: TUE-FRI, 12-6 PM & one hour before event time.

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