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Spark & Fire Podcast - Play to your elevated purpose: Wynton Marsalis on “The Democracy! Suite”
“Everything you do in the arts gives meaning to your way of life.” In a year of pandemic, racial reckoning, and threats to democracy, Wynton Marsalis creates a seven-song cycle that imagines how artists can shape the times we live in. Keep reading »
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Tulsa Symphony, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center to Perform in Remembrance of Tulsa Race Massacre 100th Anniversary
On the somber occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Tulsa Symphony and Festival Chorus will join forces with world-renowned trumpeter, composer, educator and bandleader Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to present All Rise (Symphony No. 1), Marsalis’ epic blues suite that “was written themes of unity and spiritual ascendance.” Keep reading »
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Carol Jantsch To Premiere Wynton Marsalis Tuba Concerto With Philadelphia Orchestra
On May 5, 2021, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced plans for its Fall 2021 season. Amidst works that bring inclusivity to the orchestral world, a new tuba concerto written by Jazz musician and composer Wynton Marsalis will be included in the orchestra’s special performances. Keep reading »
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Presents “Freedom, Justice, And Hope” performed by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis With Special Guest Bryan Stevenson
New York, NY (April 1, 2021) - In creative collaboration with social justice activist and founder of The Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Freedom, Justice, and Hope with Bryan Stevenson, a multi-disciplinary concert event performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Join Sarah Elizabeth Lewis for a discussion with Ava DuVernay, Carrie Mae Weems, Franklin Leonard, Theaster Gates and Wynton Marsalis as we tribute the Vision & Justice Project
As part of the program in tribute to the Vision & Justice Project, Professor Sarah E. Lewis presents an online discussion on Black cultural leadership with… Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis Receives Ken Burns American Heritage Prize
The American Prairie Reserve, based in Bozeman, MT, is an organization dedicated to preserving America’s prairie ecosystem. Every year, APR presents the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize to an individual it believes epitomizes the celebration of the American Spirit. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis Is Next Virtual Maverick Speakers Series Guest
Wynton Marsalis is the next speaker in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Virtual Maverick Speakers Series. Keep reading »
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League of American Orchestra’s National Conference, June 7 - 17, to Include New Voices, Showcase Performances by Ten U.S. Orchestras
Wynton Marsalis, Renowned Musician, Composer, and Bandleader, Opening Plenary Keynote in Conversation with League President and CEO Simon Woods Examining where orchestras are now and looking ahead to the future, the League’s National Conference, “Embracing a Changed World,” will tackle the big questions through new perspectives, actionable content, and provocative discussion. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet in Pennsylvania
For JazzTimes’ (and this writer’s) first time back to physical, face-front-to-the-stage live performance in more than a year, one thing was certain: It was spooky. George-Romero-Night-of-the-Living-Dead-flesh-eating-ghouls-spooky-meets-Dustin Hoffman-Morgan-Freeman-Outbreak-style-spooky, what with the venue’s house lights remaining up during the show and a (literally) spaced-out audience in masked, rapt attention. And yet it was all so cathartic too, joyous and holy. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis & Dr. Ronald Crutcher to Keynote at Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
The Cleveland Institute of Music’s Future of Music Faculty Fellowship has added internationally acclaimed musician, composer and educator Wynton Marsalis, and national leader in higher education and distinguished classical musician Dr. Ronald Crutcher to the already impressive list of keynote speakers and faculty for the inaugural program. Keep reading »
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