Catch the Original 1939 'A' Train With the Duke Ellington Orchestra on a Once in a Lifetime Trip Through Time and the Subway Tunnels of New York

Catch the Original 1939 'A' Train With the Duke Ellington Orchestra on a Once in a Lifetime Trip Through Time and the Subway Tunnels of New York

 NEW YORK, April 27 /PRNewswire/ --    CELEBRATION:      Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke                     Ellington Day in honor of the 110th anniversary of the                     jazz legend's birth.  To commemorate his life, The                     Islands Of The Bahamas are sponsoring a special run of                     the last surviving 1939 'A' Train, made famous by Duke                     Ellington's signature tune Take the A Train.    WHAT:             Paul Ellington, members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra                     and musicians from Music Under New York (MUNY) will                     perform the iconic song on the mezzanine at 125th Street                     and St. Nicholas. All musicians will then board and                     perform on the historic train as it travels out to JFK                     in regular service.    WHEN:             Wednesday, April 29, 2009                     10 a.m.              Remarks and performance by Paul                                          Ellington, The Duke Ellington                                          Orchestra and musicians from MUNY                     11 a.m. sharp        All Aboard! 'A' Train departs 125th                                          Street, making express stops                     11 a.m. - 2 p.m.     The 'A' Train runs in revenue                                          service and is open to the public    WHERE:            125th Street and St. Nicholas 'A' Train (IND) Subway                     Station    WHO:              Paul Mercer Ellington and The Duke Ellington Orchestra                     Musicians from Music Under New York                     Mercedes Ellington, granddaughter of Duke Ellington                     Maurice Hines, stage, screen and television performer                     Stanley Kay, friend of Duke Ellington                     Joel Iskowitz, artist of the Duke Ellington Quarter                        released by the U.S. Mint                     Bahamas musicians and VIPs                     JetBlue Airways crewmembers    SPONSOR:          The Islands Of The Bahamas, one of Duke Ellington's                     favorite haunts and home of the famous Cat and Fiddle                     Club in Nassau where top Jazz musicians from around the                     world entertained in the 50s and 60s.    CONTACT:          Angie Orth, Weber Shandwick, aorth@webershandwick.com                     O: 212.445.8303| C: 904.588.3418                     Alberteen Anderson, NYCTA, 646.252.5853,                     Alberteen.Anderson@nyct.com  

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CONTACT: Angie Orth, Weber Shandwick, aorth@webershandwick.com,
+1-212-445-8303, +1-904-588-3418 cell; or Alberteen Anderson, NYCTA,
+1-646-252-5853, Alberteen.Anderson@nyct.com

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