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Wynton interviewed by Talk of the Nation and Leonard Lopate Show
Wynton is giving interviews to the main radio and TV, these days, for the presentation of his new book “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”. You can listen to his interview online for Talk of the Nation and for The Leonard Lopate Show (also downloadable in MP3). Following, you can enjoy some photos from the book discussion and signing at Barnes & Noble, on September 2, 2008. The book is available online from Amazon.com Wynton at Barnes & Noble to discuss and sign his new book (Photo: Frank Stewart) Wynton at Barnes & Noble to discuss and… Keep reading »
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Wynton to play with Ahmad Jamal at JALC
On September 18-20 at 8 p.m., Jazz at Lincoln Center opens its 2008-09 season, with master of jazz piano, Ahmad Jamal, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performing in Rose Theater. On these special evenings, Ahmad Jamal performs with his quartet and also big band arrangements of his tunes which may include “The Aftermath,” “Devil’s In My Den,” “Should I,” Horace Silver’s “Strollin’” and Monty Alexander’s “You Can See” with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. This concert marks the first time Ahmad Jamal has performed at Frederick P. Rose… Keep reading »
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Wynton and JLCO featured on SundayArts
This week’s edition of SundayArts Profile – the weekly series on New York’s public television station Thirteen (WNET) feature Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Give a look to their video-clip Keep reading »
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Wynton to play with Patti Austin at JALC’s Spring Gala 2008
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 »
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Video: Clips from Abyssinian 200 performance
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 »
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Wynton and Garth Fagan Dance performing Griot New York
On November 9, 2005, the choreographer Garth Fagan celebrates his 35th-anniversary season with a one-night-only reprise of Griot New York, with live music by the Wynton Marsalis Septet, at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall. Keep reading »
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Wynton played at Peter Jenning’s memorial service
Friends and colleagues of Canadian-born news anchor Peter Jennings mourned his death and celebrated his life at a memorial service located at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on Tuesday. In honor of Jennings’ love for music, the service featured performances from first-class musicians such as cellist Yo Yo Ma; Celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster; and legendary jazz trumpeters Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis and John Faddis, who played “A Fanfare for Peter”. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced plans to produce the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert. Premiering on Saturday, September 17 at 7pm, the event will be held in the Rose Theater on 60th street and Broadway. The concert will seek to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Bill Cosby will host the concert with Wynton Marsalis, Peter Cincotti, Elvis Costello, Paquito D’Rivera, Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Jon Hendricks and more to be announced. XM Satellite Radio will carry this concert live on their network from coast to coast on the Real Jazz channel (channel 70). Higher Ground will also broadcast… Keep reading »
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Live at House of Tribes is in stores now !
Wynton’s new album, Live at House of Tribes is in stores now. Get more info about the new album in our discography section. Moreover, on the All About Jazz web site, you can read a complete web review written by Mark F. Turner, and on the New York Public Radio web site, you can listen and download an audio interview of Wynton explaining how the hall has changed New York’s jazz community, and preview his new CD. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch Discuss ‘Louis Armstrong at 100’ in Miller Theatre
Opening its inaugural “Jazz and American Culture” series for 2000 with a celebration of Louis Armstrong in his centennial year, the newly established Center for Jazz Studies will present a conversation about the jazz great’s legacy with acclaimed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and critic Stanley Crouch on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Miller Theatre. The program, “The Artistry of ‘Pops’: Louis Armstrong at 100,” will be moderated by Professor Robert O’Meally, a leading interpreter of the dynamics of jazz in American culture, editor of a seminal textbook for jazz studies and founder and director of The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia. Keep reading »
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