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Wynton at the Dizzy Gillespie tribute in 1988
In the following video clip, a young Wynton plays and improvises at the the Dizzy Gillespie tribute in 1988, with Jon Faddis, Jimmy Owens, Freddie Hubbard, and Vaughn Nark. Enjoy it ! Keep reading »
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Video: Wynton playing at Paris Jazz Festival 2007
On July 28, 2007, Wynton performed with his Quintet at Parc Floral de Paris for the Paris Jazz Festival 2007. In the following video clip you’ll be able to watch some moments from that evening. - Blues (06:45 min. – 56.9 mb) – The Cry of the Lonely (05:21 min. – 45 mb) (Quicktime 7 required – Click on the link to open it directly, or right-click to save the video-clip on your hard disk). From now, all our new video will be encoded at higher resolution (640 X 360 – 16:9) and are ready to play on your computer and on all the different iPod Video, iPhone and Apple TV. Our video are also… Keep reading »
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Video: Wynton and Ken Burns at Charlie Rose Show
On January 8, 2001, Wynton was invited at the Charlie Rose Show for a discussion about the documentary “Jazz”, with filmmaker Ken Burns. Wynton served as a senior creative consultant for the film. The film, divided into a series of 10 episodes, tells the story of jazz music in America through individual musicians including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk. The Charlie Rose Show made this video available a few days ago. Enjoy it. Keep reading »
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Wynton on Congo Square at Tavis Smiley Show
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.”. Keep reading »
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Photo and video from In This House, on This Morning concert
Last week, Wynton and his Septet performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall to celebrate the 15th anniversary of In This House, On This Morning. Thanks to JALC we have some nice photos from the event. In addition, on May 24 Wynton was interviewed by Harry Smith for CBS The Early Show. Harry had a dream come true when he got to spend an afternoon playing the tuba with the Septet and Wynton during rehearsals at Lincoln Center. He compared playing with Wynton to someone else’s dream of “playing with the New York Giants.” Photo credit:… Keep reading »
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Wynton received an honorary doctorate at NYU Commencement
On May 10, Wynton received an honorary doctorate during 2007 New York University commencement ceremonies in Washington Square Park, in New York City. The event was NYU’s 175th commencement celebrating the graduation of approximately 15,000 members of the Class of 2007. Photo by: Wendelling (high res available) Photo by: Chen Yang (high res available) Here is a video shot by a fan at NYU: Keep reading »
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Chops documentary trailer
Each year the best high school jazz bands from across the United States compete at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival. Hosted by Wynton, this high-profile event offers an impressive preview of emerging jazz talents. In this documentary, filmmaker Brice Broder turns his lens on one Florida band who might just have what it takes to hit all the right notes and take home top honors at the world renowned jazz festival. Here you can watch to the trailer of this documentary. Chops Documentary Trailer Interview to Brice Broder (filmmaker) Keep reading »
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Video: Wynton in Japan on 1983
On this video from YouTube, Wynton plays “The Sorcerer’‘ in Japan on 1983. He was with the famous V.S.O.P II. Members of the band included: Herbie Hancock (piano), Tony Williams (drums), Ron Carter (bass), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor sax). Keep reading »
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Wynton featured in a new song by Zachary Richard
Last week, during the press conference at the 21st Festival International de Louisiane, Zachary Richard and Francis Cabrel showed a video (Quicktime needed) for their French hit song, La Promesse Cassée (The Broken Promise). Richard and Cabrel’s slow, mournful ballad, laced with the trumpet of Wynton, surrounds black-and-white images of solemn faces and shattered homes from hurricane-affected areas of south Louisiana. Lyrics in French and English translations are also available. Keep reading »
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Wynton playing Green Chimney’s live at House of Tribes
Thanks to our lovely friends Dominique, we are able to show you two videos about Wynton playing Green Chimney’s live at House of Tribes. This video comes from the live album entitled: Wynton Marsalis – Live at House of Tribes. Video – Part 1 Video – Part 2 Keep reading »
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