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  • Winners of Essentially Ellington 2008 played with Wynton and JLCO

    Posted on May 18th, 2008 in Concerts | 26

    Two high school jazz bands from Seattle took home the top honors in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 13th Annual Essentially Ellington competition that culminated with a Saturday night concert where they performed with Wynton Marsalis as guest soloist. Wynton presented the first-place trophy to Scott Brown, director of the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, during the awards ceremony and concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Seattle’s Garfield High School Jazz Band took second place, but it boasted the winner of the Outstanding Soloist Award in clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Carl Majeau. The third-place trophy went to the Sun Prairie…   Keep reading »

  • Congo Square trailer available for download

    Posted on May 16th, 2008 in Video | 4

    The new Congo Square DVD is in stores, as you know, and we are able to show you a trailer through our podcast. The new video-clip is available directly from our podcast on iTunes Music Store (open directly in iTunes). If you are already subscribed to the podcast, simply update your subscription on iTunes to download the new video automatically. If you are not subscribed, subscribe to Wynton’s podcast for free on iTunes Music Store, to download the Congo Square trailer and many other interesting video clips automatically (advised).   Keep reading »

  • Wynton to play with Patti Austin at JALC’s Spring Gala 2008

    Posted on May 14th, 2008 in Jazz at Lincoln Center | 2

    On May 28, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual Spring Gala concert, themed “Spring Swing,” features the soulful vocals of jazz chanteuse Patti Austin, with special guest Wynton Marsalis, performing selections from her 2008 GRAMMY – award winning album Avant Gershwin. A festive dinner (9:30 PM) will be held throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall venues following the concert. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center’. For gala evening tickets, call (212) 258-9961   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 »

  • Video: Preview the Vitoria Suite

    Posted on April 30th, 2008 in Video | 6

    Last April 24, 25 & 26, 2008, at Rose Theater, during the “Tap Meets Flamenco” concert, Wynton the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra also performed selections from the Vitoria Suite, which the city of Vitoria (Spain) commissioned Wynton to write. The city of Vitoria-Gasteiz also produced a promotional video and used one song from the Vitoria Suite as background music. Enjoy it…   Keep reading »