 It's a thrill to be here this evening to present excerpts from the 2019 premiere of The Big Blind at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Our premiere featured an all-star cast, including the Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Ben Vereen, NEA Jazzmaster Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Broadway-bound fresh face from Chicago, Alison Semes. Oh, and I was there too, as the much younger jazz singer, the spectacular Jack Lewis.