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The Ever Fonky Lowdown: A Conversation with Wynton Marsalis
FOLCS is excited to bring to its stage Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Managing and Artistic Director and legendary musician, Wynton Marsalis, for a Conversation on his new masterpiece, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, on Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30pm ET. Keep reading »
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UGA Arts Chat: Wynton Marsalis
In a re-envisioned fall season, UGA Presents is offering a new way for performing arts lovers to enjoy music, theatre and dance — from the comfort of their own homes. Keep reading »
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The Spark with Tift Merritt: Wynton Marsalis and Carlos Henriquez
Join us for the third episode of The Spark with Tift Merritt, featuring Wynton Marsalis and Carlos Henriquez. Keep reading »
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“Jazz anticipated this moment” – Wynton Marsalis on Black Lives Matter and the power of music
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter on how music can highlight and heal the divisions in society and bring us closer together. Keep reading »
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Into Gettin’ Fonky with Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis was born into a musical tradition. He grew up in New Orleans, home of the best jazz musicians around – including his father, jazz-great Ellis Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis: ‘Continue to fight for the world you envision’
Wynton Marsalis once again takes a long hard look at America on his latest offering with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra — “The Ever Fonky Lowdown.” Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’ latest composition, ‘Ever Fonky Lowdown,’ tells satirical tale about politics, racism and greed
The nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning jazz luminary assembled his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, along with vocalists Camille Thurman, Ashley Pezzotti, Christie Dashiell and Doug Wamble, to deliver a satirical and surreal story about deception, racism, greed, democratic freedom and the abuse of power. Keep reading »
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Announcing The Ever Fonky Lowdown, Wynton Marsalis’s latest extended composition, a groundbreaking, satirical look at democratic freedom, abuse of power, racism, and cultural corruption.
Wynton Marsalis’s exploration of socio-cultural and political issues has yielded some of his most inspired and provocative work over the last four decades including the GRAMMY® Award-winning Black Codes (From the Underground) in 1985, Blood on the Fields ─ the first jazz composition ever to win a Pulitzer Prize─ in 1996, All Rise in 2002 (performed by Symphonic Orchestras the world over to great acclaim), and From the Plantation to the Penitentiary in 2007, which according to one reviewer, “reveals some important truth about this country with a lot of anger and heart.” Keep reading »
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Race in America: The Historical Monuments Debate
Good afternoon. I’m Jonathan Capehart, opinion writer for The Washington Post, and welcome to Washington Post Live. You are in for a fun and provocative conversation on race with two outspoken men I’ve interviewed on this subject before. Keep reading »
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Explore the life, inspirations and iconic recordings of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
Most fans know Wynton Marsalis as the most recognizable jazz trumpeter of his generation. He’s also a celebrated composer, educator, and music director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Keep reading »
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