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Wynton’s concert in Los Angeles reviewed by Variety.com
Wynton’s recent concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles has been reviewed by Variety.com and by Reuters Keep reading »
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Wynton’s recent concerts reviewed on the web
As you know, Wynton played in Victoria and Seattle last week. The Victoria concert has been reviewed by Times Colonist, the Seattle concert at Paramounth Theatre as been reviewed by Seattle Times. Wynton, on Saturday Afeternoon (October 21) gave a masterclass and played with the Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble. Here is an article about the event on the Keep reading »
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Wynton playing for Velocity Broadcasting tonight
Tonight, Wynton will play live for Pittsburgh-based Velocity Broadcasting. The concert will be beamed into the Velocity boardroom suites at more than 50 Morton’s restaurants across the country. Jazz fans will hear a 90-minute concert and commentary session with Wynton and his quintet live from WQED studios in Pittsburgh. Here is an article about the event and an interview to Wynton on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Keep reading »
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Wynton’s concert at 92nd Street Y reviewed by New York Times
Two days ago, Wynton played at 92nd Street Y in New York City with Bill Charlap, Jeremy Pelt and others…an hommage to the music of Thelonious Monk. Here you have the review of the evening by the New York Times (free registration required). Be sure to check also the nice review made by our friend, fan and reader: Jurzy Girl Here Keep reading »
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Translation: Marsalis returns to Vitoria
Thanks to our friend Jurzy Girl, we can publish a translation from Spanish of a web article published by Telecinco: Marsalis returns to Vitoria to complete his tribute to the city The trumpeter Wynton Marsalis fulfilled his promise and returned last night to the International Festival of Jazz in Vitoria to complete and premier exclusively a work dedicated to the city, his personal tribute to the city was rewarded with a statue commemorating the first ever Pulitzer Prize in Jazz. Five years after he presented the first four movements of the “Suite Vitoria”, Marsalis returned with the Lincoln Center Jazz… Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis and Paco de Lucia in Vitoria-Gasteiz
On Tuesday 11, Wynton played with Paco de Lucia in Vitoria-Gasteiz. It has been a wonderful concert, with Wynton playing perfectly with the guitar of Paco de Lucia. A perfect and elegant mix between flamenco and jazz. Check out some article about the event on El Pais, ABC.es Yesterday Wynton also played in Vitoria with the JLCO. He composed a new suite just for Vitoria. And the city dedicated him a bronze statue in the Parque de la Florida ! Check out some articles about it on TeleCinco, Noticias de Navarra, El Correo Digital, Noticias de Alava. P.S.: all the… Keep reading »
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The New York Times on Congo Square
The New York Times has just posted a review about Wynton’s Congo Square performed on Thursday night at the Rose Theater. (free registration needed). As you know, Wynton, who has been recovering from a lip injury, didn’t touch the trumpet during his new commission (because he conceived his role as conductor only, according to Jazz at Lincoln Center). As a result of the injury, Jazz at Lincoln Center has postponed a concert featuring the Wynton Marsalis Quartet and the Orion String Quartet scheduled for Thursday through next Saturday. The concert will instead take place on Sept. 20, in Rose… Keep reading »
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Congo Square reviewed on Playbill Arts
Wynton’ s recent Congo Square performance has got a new article/review on Playbill Arts.com Keep reading »
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Congo Square’s behind the scenes on The Times Picayune
A nice article about behind the scenes, and Wynton directing Congo Square in New Orleans is now on line on The Times Picayune. Keep reading »
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Photos and video from the world premiere of Wynton’s Congo Square
Yesterday, joined by members of numerous brass bands from throughout the city, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton and the Capital Region-based percussion ensemble Odadaa! marched into historic Congo Square in classic New Orleans parade style Sunday as hundreds of concertgoers danced along behind them. Here you have some photos from the Congo Square rehearsal, and an article on TimesUnion about the world premiere (yesterday) Plus there are also three videos regarding: pre-parade | parade | concert (Quicktime player needed) In the concert video, Wynton sings duetting with Herlin Riley at the tamburine. Tonight, they are going to perform Congo Square… Keep reading »