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Wynton Marsalis Continues to Motivate and Inspire on New Album ‘The Democracy Suite’
For legendary jazz musician, Wynton Marsalis, upholding democracy is a lot like playing music in a group. The key ingredient to both, he says, is the act of listening. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet: The Democracy! Suite — an activist musical metaphor
Wynton Marsalis’s previous project, the orchestral The Ever Fonky Lowdown, examined distortions in American democratic processes through a detailed spoken-word narrative delivered by actor Wendell Pierce. Keep reading »
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FirstWorks: Creative Conversation with Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis
Jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, bandleader, advocate for the arts, and educator Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture. Keep reading »
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Rock Chalk Suite: The Story Behind the Music - Virtual talks with Derek Kwan and Wynton Marsalis
As Wynton Marsalis says, both basketball and jazz “reward improvisation and split-second decision making against the pressure of time.” Learn about how the masterful composers and musicians in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis turned the Jayhawks’ rich basketball history into a stylish slam dunk of an album. Keep reading »
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ONLINE EVENT: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis performing “The Democracy! Suite”
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet’s performance of The Democracy! Suite aims to entertain, inspire, and uplift audiences with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music. Keep reading »
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Announcing The Democracy! Suite, Wynton Marsalis’s newest work recorded live during the Covid-19 lockdown
On January 15, 2021, on the occasion of a new year and the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration, Wynton Marsalis will release The Democracy! Suite, the follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer’s pro-vocative work, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, which was released in 2020. Keep reading »
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Brian Owens & LIFE Creative Debut Christmas Musical “A New Holiday”
A New Holiday is a Christmas musical that follows a 10 year-old girl on her holiday journey of hope, joy and love as she copes with the loss of her beloved grandmother. Keep reading »
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Fourth Distinguished Lectureship at University of Colorado features Wynton Marsalis
Despite distancing and thanks to virtual conferencing, one of the College of Music’s most important annual events will go on this winter. The fourth annual Distinguished Lectureship in Music, Diversity and Inclusion will feature a conversation between the College of Music’s Diversity and Outreach Coordinator Alma Ramos and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Take Note: Wynton Marsalis On The Intersection Of Jazz And Democracy
What does jazz music have to do with democracy? We’ll find that out from this week’s guest, jazz great Wynton Marsalis. He’ll explore power, struggle, finding common ground and how those factor into his new album, The Ever Fonky Lowdown. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis on “Ailey Forward” Virtual Season
In the words of Artistic Director Robert Battle, “this season we look forward to joining with you on a journey of reinvention and reimagination that takes Ailey’s artistry to new heights with excellence, beauty, strength, hope, and love.” Keep reading »