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Program Update: Dave Brubeck, who was to appear with Ramsey Lewis, is unable to perform due to health complications.

Grammy Award winner Patti Austin replaces Dave Brubeck and will perform alongside Ramsey Lewis. Debuting at the Apollo Theater at age 4 and signed to RCA Records at age 5, Austin is known for her duets with James Ingram, “Baby Come to Me” and “How Do You Keep the Music Playing.” Austin and Lewis, friends for many years, routinely perform together. Austin will perform songs from her album "Avant Gershwin,"  which won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, in addition to other songs from her repertoire.

Pianist and composer Lewis is an American jazz icon. Recipient of seven gold records and winner of three Grammy Awards, he has ranked among the world’s great jazz pianists for more than 40 years, regularly topping the charts with classics such as “The In Crowd.” In 2007, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded him the prestigious title of Jazz Master.