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Big Band Holidays Tour: JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and Cécile McLorin Salvant
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant will add soul and swing to the holiday season as they embark on a new U.S. Big Band Holidays Tour beginning on December 5 (see complete tour dates below).
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On this first-time tour, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, which recently topped the Big Band Category in Downbeat magazine’s 2013 Reader’s Poll, will perform Swing-era and new big band arrangements of timeless holiday tunes. -
Music From Pakistan: Featuring Sachal Jazz Ensemble, JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will collaborate with the Sachal Jazz Ensemble, marking the Ensemble’s U.S. debut performance.
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Master musicians from Pakistan, the *Sachal Jazz Ensemble* incorporates ancient instruments, such as sitar, sarod, tabla, and dholak into the sounds and rhythms of iconic jazz repertoire. This Ensemble’s unique rendition of the Dave Brubeck standard “Take Five” went viral on YouTube with more than half a million views to date. This collaboration is JALC’s latest installment in a string of cross-cultural investigations, touching upon Ghana and Spain, among others, through which the organization actualizes its mission to make jazz available globally by interweaving the sounds of jazz with an international array of musical styles. -
Wynton Marsalis Septet at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on December 26-31
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola ends the year on a high note with an unprecedented residency by the legendary Wynton Marsalis Septet from December 26 – 31, including two special performances on New Year’s Eve.
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What do Tom Brady and the conductor of the NY Philharmonic have in common? - CBS This Morning
A great football game, like a great orchestral performance, is a show of tempo, finesse, and rhythm. CBS News cultural correspondent Wynton Marsalis talked with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and NY Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert about the similarities.
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Wynton’s interview with Tom Brady to air on Monday on CBS
What do Tom Brady (quarterback of the New England Patriots) and Alan Gilbert (conductor of the NY Philharmonic) have in common?
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Check out Wynton on *CBS This Morning* as he discovers the similarities in these seemingly opposite professions.
Monday, November 4, 2013 at 8:30am EST
