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10 Memorable Moments from Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Residency
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s relationship with UMS dates back more than 25 years, with 20+ appearances in Ann Arbor since 1994! In October 2022, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra completed its most extensive UMS residency to date, complete with learning and engagement opportunities at the University of Michigan and across Southeast Michigan, plus a weekend of unforgettable performances in Hill Auditorium. Keep reading »
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Journey Through Jazz: Part II - Featuring The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis In The Appel Room
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the second season of its Journey Through Jazz Series, which addresses the fundamentals of jazz, folk, blues, and swing, created and hosted by Wynton Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Ellis Marsalis Documentary Trailer Debuts From Filmmaker Sascha Just
In September of 2020, OffBeat talked to filmmaker Sascha Just, a New York and Berlin-based filmmaker who was documenting the life of Ellis Marsalis until his passing in April of the same year. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis Joins Ross Design Jam About Business and the Arts
What do a world-famous jazz musician and a business school have in common? When it comes to the Ross School of Business and the +Impact Studio, far more than you might imagine! Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’ “All Rise” stirred souls at Hill Auditorium - and his trumpet fired up The Big House crowd
More than 200 musicians are shown rehearsing Wynton Marsalis’ “All Rise” on stage at Hill Auditorium. Photo courtesy UMS. For nearly two decades, I’ve attended Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts hosted by the University Music Society (UMS). Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis to help Michigan marching band ring in 125th Anniversary at halftime
Jazz historians say that while the genre evolved over the 19th century, a commonly accepted origin was in New Orleans around 1895, according to NewOrleans.com. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis talks a treasured gift, mentorship, Pulitzer Prize win, jazz, and trumpet - Speaking Soundly
Wynton Marsalis is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, nine-time Grammy Award winner, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the greatest trumpeter of his generation, but to our host, David Krauss, Wynton always be his teacher, mentor, and family friend. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center opens its 35th season with the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ “The Shanghai Suite”
Some of us are old enough to remember when the Lincoln Center began presenting jazz concerts in 1987 with a 20-something Wynton Marsalis as its artistic director. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’s All Rise Takes on New Meaning at the Hollywood Bowl
You’ve heard of the I “everything but the kitchen sink”? That pretty much describes Wynton Marsalis’s sprawling, 112-minute orchestral/choral/big band/small-group extravaganza All Rise. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 35th Season Opens With The U.S. Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Shanghai Suite
To open Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 35th season, devoted to celebrating jazz as a global language, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents the U.S. debut of Shanghai Suite. Keep reading »
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