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

Source: The Islands Of The Bahamas

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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