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  • A dazzling trip to Crescent City’s Congo Square

    Posted on June 23rd, 2007 in Review

    After helping elevate the jazz genre to an even more mainstream platform throughout the 1980s, Wynton Marsalis has embarked upon a number of compelling paths. Yet the famed trumpeter/composer/conductor is currently in the midst of an incredibly ambitious streak thanks to his new work Congo Square, which he’s been staging all across the country backed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, along with drum master Yacub Addy and his eight piece Odadaa! Troupe.   Keep reading »

  • Wynton on Congo Square at Tavis Smiley Show

    Posted on June 23rd, 2007 in Video | 2

    On June 20, Wynton appeared on “Tavis Smiley” to help promote his new CD, Congo Square. During the interview, Wynton and Tavis Smiley discussed Wynton’s passion for education as he is the co-founder and artistic director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Program. Wynton also talked about his new album. He described it as “We are rejoining with the spirit of African Music.”.

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  • Marsalis delivers a big-bang world-beat on Clevaland’s `Congo Square’

    Posted on June 19th, 2007 in Review | 10

    Worlds collided to wonderful effect when trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and percussionist Yacub Addy’s Odadaa! ensemble shared the stage Monday evening at Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre.

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  • Wynton Marsalis: a man, a plan and a horn

    Posted on June 18th, 2007 in Profiles & Interviews

    For a quarter of a century, the trumpeter, who had greatness thrust upon him at the age of 20, has been the go-to man when the media seeks a quotable take on one of America’s purest art forms.   Keep reading »

  • Wynton is on tour to perform Congo Square

    Posted on June 14th, 2007 in Concerts | 19

    From today, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton and Odadaa! with Yacub Addy will tour the critically-acclaimed work, Congo Square, written by Wynton and Yacub Addy, to 11 U.S. cities.
    The 24 musicians will perform the celebrated musical experience that had its world premiere in New Orleans last spring. A CD of Congo Square is available on tour only right now, and will be released in the fall.

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  • Wynton Marsalis conjures sounds of early jazz in “Congo Square’

    Posted on June 10th, 2007 in Profiles & Interviews

    The drums return when famed jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis opens the 2007 season of the Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts with a new composition, “Congo Square,” written in collaboration with the Ghanaian master drummer Yacub Addy.   Keep reading »

  • Wynton to play at Feinstein’s

    Posted on June 10th, 2007 in Concerts | 1

    On June 12, 2007, Wynton will sit-in on a couple of numbers with Michael Feinstein at Feinstein's. He will play: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" and "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got that…   Keep reading »

  • Photoreport: Wynton playing for Oscar Peterson

    Posted on June 9th, 2007 in Photo | 9

    Last night at Carnegie Hall, Wynton and other jazz greats celebrated the career of Oscar Peterson at the venerable concert theatre where his 1949 debut propelled him onto the international stage. He…   Keep reading »

  • Wynton to play for Oscar Peterson at Carnegie Hall

    Posted on June 6th, 2007 in Concerts | 6

    Wynton will be one of the great jazz musicians at “The Master of Swing” Tribute to Oscar Peterson, this June 8th at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

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  • Wynton at Governor Eliott Spitzer’s Birthday Celebration

    Posted on June 6th, 2007 in Concerts

    On June 7, 2007, Wynton will perform at Governor Eliott Spitzer's Birthday Celebration and Fundraiser with his quintet. The private concert will take place at 6:30pm at the Lighthouse at Chelsea…   Keep reading »