Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala

Actress Angela Bassett arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Singer Rosanne Cash arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Musicians Paul Simon (L) and Wynton Marsalis greet each other onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Actress Glenn Close arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Actress Susan Sarandon arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Actor Laurence Fishburne arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Actress Cicely Tyson arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Singer Cissy Houston, mother of the late singer Whitney Houston, arrives to attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Musician Paul Simon performs during the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Musician Wynton Marsalis (top L) sits with the horn section as he performs during the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)

Musician Paul Simon (front C) performs during the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012 Annual Gala concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. (REUTERS)