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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 15 Finalists for the 2019 Essentially Ellington Competition
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced the 15 finalists who will compete in its 24th Annual _Essentially Ellington_ High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival - the nation’s premier jazz education event - in New York City on May 9-11, 2019. Keep reading »
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Music Institute of Chicago Gala to Honor Wynton Marsalis
The Music Institute of Chicago hosts its 2019 Anniversary Gala on Monday, May 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Street, celebrating its history as one of the largest and most respected community music schools in the nation. The festive evening will be highlighted by the presentation of the Dushkin Award to acclaimed jazz trumpet player, bandleader, composer, and educator Wynton Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Saint Lucia Jazz Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center announce first-ever collaboration
It’s been announced that the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival is to be programmed by New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center for the first time. Organisers say this new collaboration means that the 27-year-old festival will be bigger than ever, stretching over a week and a multitude of venues on the Caribbean island. Keep reading »
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American Academy of Arts And Letters: 2019 Music Award Winners
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $195,000. The winners were selected by a committee of Academy members: Samuel Adler (chairman), Robert Beaser, Martin Bresnick, Sebastian Currier, David Rakowski, Melinda Wagner, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis to join Bethany Baptist, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Celebration
Noted, life long social activist, Dr. Obery Hendricks, Jr. will deliver the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. day celebration at Bethany Baptist Church, 275 West Market Street, Newark, NJ on January 20, 2019 at 2:30PM Keep reading »
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Classical Up Close: Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis
Join WQXR for an exclusive evening with two of the world’s greatest living musicians: award-winning Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti — whose extraordinary service to music and education has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II — and legendary American trumpeter, composer and educationalist Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »
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Inclusion of wyntonmarsalis.org in the Library of Congress Web Archives
United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the Library’s historic collection of Internet materials related to the LC Commissioned Composers Web Archive. We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record. Keep reading »
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“The Word At Birdland” A Conversation With Budd Mishkin, Wynton Marsalis and Ruben Blades
Birdland Theater is proud to announce that journalist Budd Mishkin will be interviewing musicians Wynton Marsalis and Ruben Blades in an intimate and compelling conversation on Thursday, November 15 at 7pm. The evening will include questions and interaction with the live audience. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis at Louis Armstrong Stadium Dedication Ceremony
Join us as we officially open the new Louis Armstrong Stadium. The Dedication Ceremony will feature Queens native John McEnroe, who won all four of his US Open men’s singles championships in the old Louis Armstrong Stadium. The event kicks off at 11:30 am and will include a special performance by internationally acclaimed musician, composer and bandleader Wynton Marsalis. A US Open Legends Match will immediately follow with John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, and Michael Chang. Keep reading »
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Jazz At Lincoln Center announces open auditions for drummer for the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced open auditions for the drummer in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis has elected to hold auditions for the open position. Applications will be accepted beginning today through August 31, 2018. Keep reading »