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Photo and video from the Grand Opening Concert
On October 18 at 8 pm, the Grand Opening Concert was held in the 1,200-seat Rose Theater.
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It featured the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, led by Wynton, and an array of special guests. Other shows taking place simultaneously featured the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, with Arturo O’Farrill, in the 550-seat Allen Room, and the Bill Charlap Trio in the 140-seat Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who proudly proclaimed that he had “taken the A train” to the hall, welcomed the audience. -
Photo and video from JALC Grand Opening press conference
On October 18, at 11 am, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, accompanied by Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate Levin, joined Wynton Marsalis and all the JALC staff in the new Allen Room for an official dedication ceremony, which included a fanfare entitled “The Gift”, composed by “Slide” Hampton.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Wynton with a “Jazz at Lincoln Center Month” proclamation in honor of the grand opening of the organization’s new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. -
JALC grand opening: Video from the New Orleans-style second-line parade
On October 18, 2004, at 10am, Wynton led a swinging group of musicians down the Broadway, on their way to the new Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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Those in the New Orleans-style parade, as well as citizens of Manhattan and tourists belted out “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Office workers clapped from open windows.
Some even started to jitterbug on the street as the musicians paraded from Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza to the new Jazz at Lincoln Center marquee located on Broadway at 60th Street. -
Ed Bradely interviews Wynton for CBS’s 60 Minutes 2004
For more than a decade, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been trying to build a new home for jazz, a theater tailored to this unique art form.
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Now, what had been a dream for musician and artistic director Wynton Marsalis is about to become reality. And he tells Correspondent Ed Bradley it’s proof that jazz is not, as many critics have charged, struggling to survive. -
Special report: Wynton in Italy during summer 2004
On January the 24th, Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra performed in Benevento (Italy) for the european summer tour 2004.
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Wynton speaks about The Magic Hour on the Daily Show
Last night, Wynton was guest on the Daily Show to speak with Jon Stewart about his new album: The Magic Hour.
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Special report: Wynton Marsalis Septet in Italy during summer 2003
On July 21, 24 and 25 the Wynton Marsalis Septet performed in Milan, Lucca and Gardone Riviera (on the lake Garda).
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We attended the concert and take you behind the scenes.
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Wynton appears in a short video-clip for the French tourism office
The French tourism office has launched “Let’s Fall in Love Again” to convince Americans they are wanted and welcome despite the recent political disagreements with the United States.
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Special Report: Wynton in Paris performing All Rise
On January the 9th, Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the National Orchestra of France directed by Kurt Masur and the Morgan State Choir from Baltimore, performed All Rise in Paris. We attended the concert and will take you behind the scenes !
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