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WQXR Juneteenth: “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall”
To celebrate Juneteenth, WQXR offers “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall,” a live call-in special with WQXR’s Evening Host Terrance McKnight from 7-9pm. Terrance speaks with leading figures in the world of classical music, including Wynton Marsalis, virtuoso trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Keep reading »
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Live with Carnegie Hall Presents Juneteenth Celebration Featuring Wynton Marsalis and More
On Friday, June 19 at 7:30PM EDT, Live with Carnegie Hall presents a Juneteenth Celebration-commemorating the nation’s true independence-the day dating back to the end of the American Civil War in 1865 when all members of the newly formed Union were finally declared free. Keep reading »
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HearTOGETHER: A Healing Conversation in Music and Words
HearTOGETHER will feature a conversation with Wynton Marsalis and Valerie Coleman, as well as a performance by Wynton and the world premiere of Valerie’s Seven O’Clock Shout, her second Philadelphia Orchestra commission, dedicated to frontline workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. The HearTOGETHER live stream will be available on philorch.org and our Facebook page. Keep reading »
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Salutes World’s Top High School Big Bands With Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Virtual Festival
23 high school big bands from around the world, largest group in festival’s history, celebrate 25 years of Essentially Ellington, nation’s premier jazz education event Keep reading »
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Jazz competition for high school students goes virtual
The coronavirus pandemic has altered the annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, but it will still go on, giving students the chance to show their talents virtually. Keep reading »
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The Brian Lehrer Show - Wynton Marsalis With Music in Lockdown
Wynton Marsalis, trumpeter, composer, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, talks about this year’s virtual Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, which is celebrating 25 years. Keep reading »
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BBC Outlook - Wynton Marsalis: the making of a jazzman
Wynton Marsalis grew up in New Orleans in what’s been called America’s ‘first family of jazz’. His pianist father Ellis gave him a trumpet when he was six years old, but there was a slight issue Keep reading »
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Lincoln Center Launches Weekly Community Remembrance MEMORIAL FOR US ALL
To honor and celebrate those lost to COVID-19, interfaith leaders have enlisted musicians and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to create a weekly community remembrance, Memorial For Us All. Keep reading »
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REVIEW: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s (JLCO) Christopher Crenshaw Composed and Arranged ‘The Fifties: A Prism’
Should you be counting, this is the fourth review in this weird year of 2020 for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) and their label, Blue Engine Records, which like all but the Wayne Shorter album, are being delivered only digitally. Keep reading »
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New Orleans Music Documentary ‘Up From The Streets’ Gets Virtual Cinema Release
A new documentary, Up From The Streets, on New Orleans music arrives via virtual cinema on May 15. The film features interviews with NOLA musicians Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. and more as well commentary from Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Sting and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Keep reading »
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