HOSTED BY

DAVE CHAPPELLE

HONORING

H.E. HUDA ALKHAMIS-KANOO

ED BRADLEY AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN JAZZ

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

SAVE THE DATE

April 30, 2025

Concert 7pm • Dinner 8:30pm • After-Party 10pm

Broadway at 60th Street, New York City
Black Tie Optional

FEATURING

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with Wynton Marsalis

AND SPECIAL GUESTS

MEMBERS OF ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
JEFF HAMILTON
BAQIR ABBAS
KATE KORTUM
LEW TABACKIN
AND MORE!

HONORARY CO-CHAIR

MERCEDES ELLINGTON

CO-CHAIRS

Dr. Donna Astion and Michael Fricklas
Clarence Otis
Beth Chartoff Spector

PURCHASE TICKETS

TABLES

Royal Ancestry | $200,000*

  • Premier seating for 20 guests for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Prominent recognition in the invitation, on the website, and in the Gala program
  • Tickets to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • One page ad in the Gala program
  • Eligible for Ellington Box upgrade

Duke’s Place | $100,000*

  • Premium seating for 10 guests for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Prominent recognition in the invitation, on the website, and in the Gala program
  • Tickets to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • Half page ad in the Gala program
  • Eligible for Ellington Box upgrade

MOOD INDIGO | $50,000*

  • Prime seating for 10 guests for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Recognition in the invitation, on the website, and in the Gala program
  • Tickets to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • Eligible for Ellington Box upgrade

COTTON CLUB | $35,000*

  • Preferred seating for 8 guests for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Recognition in the invitation, on the website, and in the Gala program
  • Tickets to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • Eligible for Ellington Ticket upgrade

Ellington Box Upgrade | SOLD OUT

Enjoy a cabaret-style setting with exclusive table service, refreshments, and light bites. (This benefit upgrades your reservation and does not include additional seats.)

  • Two Orchestra boxes that seat up to 10 guests at the Gala concert
  • Includes red and white wines, sparkling and still water, and an assortment of light bites
  • Limited wait service provided during the performance

Email jalcgala@jazz.org to upgrade

To learn more about Corporate Sponsorship opportunities please contact jalcgala@jazz.org.

TICKETS

A-Train Ticket | $5,000*

  • One premium seat for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Recognition in the invitation, on the website, and in the Gala program
  • Ticket to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • Eligible for Ellington Ticket upgrade

Ellingtonia Ticket | $3,000**

  • One prime seat for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Recognition in the invitation and in the Gala program
  • Eligible for Ellington Ticket upgrade. Upgrade includes admission to Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club

SWING Ticket | $1,750**

limited availability | max 4 tickets

  • One preferred seat for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Recognition in the invitation and in the Gala program

YOUNG PATRONS Ticket | $750*

limited availability | max 2 tickets

  • One seat for the Gala concert and dinner
  • Ticket to the Gala After-Party at Dizzy’s Club
  • Must be a member of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rhythm Club at the Blues level and above

Donation

If you cannot attend but wish to make a fully tax-deductible donation click here.

Ellington Ticket Upgrade | $1,000†

Enjoy a cabaret-style setting with exclusive table service, refreshments, and light bites. (This benefit upgrades your reservation and does not include additional seats.)

  • Reserved table seating on the Orchestra floor for one guest during the Gala concert
  • Includes red and white wines, sparkling and still water, and an assortment of light bites
  • Limited wait service provided during the performance

Email jalcgala@jazz.org to upgrade

  • * The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $440
  • ** The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $340
  • † The non-deductible portion of each Dizzy’s seat is $30
  • Contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law

We’re currently at capacity and have an active waitlist. To join the waitlist, please email jalcgala@jazz.org and we will contact you if a spot becomes available. Click here to purchase concert-only tickets.

TO OUR GENEROUS GALA SUPPORTERS

ROYAL ANCESTRY

Jody and John Arnhold • Lisa and Dick Cashin • Jacqueline L. Bradley and Clarence Otis • Beth Chartoff Spector and Jason Spector

DUKE’S PLACE

Amy and David Abrams • Helen Appel • Kathryn and Kenneth I. Chenault • Donna and Perry Golkin • Agnes Gund • Angela and Robert Kissane • Sandra and Eric Krasnoff • Burwell and Chip Schorr • Anna Bender-Zeckendorf and William Zeckendorf

MOOD INDIGO

Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn • The Betsy and Alan Cohn Foundation • Brenda Reilly, MD and Neil de Crescenzo • Nancy Axilrod Denton and David Denton • Buzzy Geduld • Lauren and Derek Goodman • Sharon Sullivan and Jeffrey Kindler • Marva Smalls / Paramount • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP • Richard Reitknecht • Lisa Roumell and Mark Rosenthal

COTTON CLUB

Taylor and Wemimo Abbey • Advance Publications, Inc. • Peggy Cooper Davis and Gordon J. Davis • Fritz Demopoulos • Dr. Donna Astion and Michael Fricklas • Courtney Lee-Mitchell and Marcus Mitchell • Anita Lin and Michael Morley • Ian Carleton Schaefer • Lisa and David T. Schiff

A-TRAIN

CBRE, Inc • The Chazen Foundation • Drs. Tim Dutta and Nerissa Guballa Dutta • Gail and Alfred Engelberg • Evercore • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP • Drs. Mary and Sidney Harris • Ann and Marc Iacona • Helen and David Jaffe • Sandra and Scott Kachad • Jerome Kauff / Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP • Chaille Maddox and Jonathan Knee • Pepper Evans and Bob Lieber • Michele and Mark Mandel • Janice and Steve Miller • Michael R. Ragan, DMD, JD, LLM • Keith Reinhard • Claudia Wolff and Evan Reynolds • Diana and Jonathan F.P. Rose • Donna and Ben Rosen • Susan Rudin • Bruce and Robbi Toll • Helen Rothlein and James White • Philip Lim Yang

list as of April 14, 2025

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Clarence Otis, Chair • Taylor G. Abbey • Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, Vice Chair • John Arnhold • Richard M. Cashin • Kenneth I. Chenault • Diane Mulcahy Coffey, Vice Chair • Gordon J. Davis, Founding Chair • Neil de Crescenzo • Fritz Demopoulos • Nancy Axilrod Denton, Treasurer • Loren R. Douglass • Cosimo L. Fabrizio • Michael D. Fricklas, Secretary • Peter H. Friedland • Buzzy Geduld • Donna Golkin • Derek Goodman • David Jaffe • Jeffrey B. Kindler • Robert Kissane • Eric Krasnoff • Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director • Steve Miller • Michael Morley • Gbenga Oyebode • Charles E. Phillips, Jr. • Richard Reitknecht • Mark Rosenthal, Chair, Executive Committee • Paul C. Schorr IV • Beth Chartoff Spector • David Steward, II • William L. Zeckendorf • Wilbur Zou

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Gail May Engelberg • Hughlyn F. Fierce • Jonathan Rose • Lisa Schiff, Chair

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Stephen R. Aiello, Designee (Hon. Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York) • Kevin R. McCabe, Designee (Hon. Adrienne E. Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council) • Courtney Lee-Mitchell, Designee (Hon. Mark Levine, President of the Borough of Manhattan)

BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

Sherman Irby, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

CO-ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND COUNSEL

Deirdre Davis, Esq. • Emerson S. Moore II, Esq.