Monterey Jazz Festival on tour, coming to the OC

Always at the forefront of modern jazz, the one-and-only Monterey Jazz Festival has taken to the road with a roster of musical heavyweights representing today’s very best including: nine-time Grammy®-nominated and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on piano; Grammy-nominated Regina Carter on violin; Grammy winner Russell Malone on guitar; Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling; bassistKiyoshi Kitagawa and Grammy-nominated Johnathan Blake on drums. This impressive ensemble, Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour, makes a stop at the Orange County Performing Arts Center April 24 for a not-to-be-missed evening in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. This performance closes the Center’s 2009-2010 Jazz Series. Tickets to see the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour start at $26 and are available now.