Best Bets: Get in a holiday mood with Marsalis


The man with the horn is back. Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, who is a semi-regular visitor to Tallahassee, returns for a “Big Band Holidays” show with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The concert, which is part of the Opening Nights festival at Florida State, also features singers Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington. Expect to hear stylish versions of “Jingle Bells,” “ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm.”

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