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  • Wynton’s music scores for big band available for rental

    Posted on July 30th, 2008 in Sheet Music | 4

    Some of Wynton’s most important jazz and classical compositions for big band are now available for rental from Boosey & Hawkes. New music scores available include: - All Rise (1999) for big band, gospel choir, and symphony orchestra – At the Octoroon Balls (1995) for string quartet – Blood on the Fields (1997) for jazz big band and 3 vocalists – A Fiddler’s Tale (1998) for narrator and septet – Congo Square (2006) for jazz band and African ensemble – Abyssinian 200: A Celebration (2008) for choir and orchestra Please check Wynton’s sheet-music section for more info. Jazz scores in PDF have now a special price if you buy the…   Keep reading »

  • Video: Clips from Abyssinian 200 performance

    Posted on May 3rd, 2008 in Video | 4

    Here you have two video-clip about “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration” performance at JALC. The first one aired on WCBS and also features comments by Wynton and Reverend Calvin Butts. The second one is the official clip from Jazz at Lincoln Center. video: WCBS [flv:http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/mediaclips/abyssinian/JLC001-039.flv 320 240] video: JALC   Keep reading »