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The Magic Hour reviewed on NPR.org
Wynton has released his first small ensemble jazz cd in 5 years. It’s called The Magic Hour.
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NPR Reviewer Jim Fusilli finds delight in the record, with clever performances. He also finds some of the jazz Wynton plays sometimes backward looking. -
Wynton to Raise Roofs for ICCF’s Housing Programs
Wynton Marsalis and his Quartet will perform selections from The Magic Hour for the April 20 benefit concert. The concert will raise funds for ICCF's sixth annual Raising Roofs benefit concert on… Keep reading »
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Wynton talking to Tavis Smiley about his new album: “The Magic Hour”
On March 29 2004, Tavis Smiley, (who has a talk show on PBS) interviewed Wynton for his NPR radio broadcast.
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Downbeat: Wynton’s Empire
It’s the Wynton Marsalis you rarely see. Dressed casually – wire-rim glasses, an untucked blue shirt, jeans and gray-white running shoes – he looks relaxed in the Right Track recording studio in New York. He and pianist Eric Lewis, bassist Carlos Henriquez and drummer Ali Jackson huddle as if they could be discussing strategy for an upcoming four-on-four basketball game. But this is play time of a different sort: rhythm talk in preparation for take 14 of a new Marsalis composition, “Free To Be”, a song with a sunny bounce and syncopated skip. Keep reading »
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Measured words from a master
Wynton Marsalis walked onto the stage at Moravian College’s Foy Hall Monday morning and saw a familiar sight: a packed house. Keep reading »
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NPR: Wynton Marsalis, ‘The Magic Hour’
Those final minutes of the day, when parents everywhere are trying to get restless kids to settle down and go to bed, are what Wynton Marsalis calls “the magic hour.” It’s also the title of the acclaimed trumpeter’s new CD, which he says celebrates the childishness in all of us. Keep reading »
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Wynton speaks about The Magic Hour on the Daily Show
Last night, Wynton was guest on the Daily Show to speak with Jon Stewart about his new album: The Magic Hour.
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Wynton Marsalis on ‘The Magic Hour’ for CNN
Before he’d finished high school, Wynton Marsalis was already a legend in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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In the years since, he’s become internationally known, leading the New York-based Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and releasing more than 25 albums. His 1997 work, “Blood on the Fields,” won the Pulitzer Prize. -
Wynton Marsalis Settles In for A Cozy Hour
“The Magic Hour,” the trumpeter’s new CD and his first for the Blue Note label, bears little resemblance to his previous offering. Released in 2002, “All Rise” was a sprawling, frequently stirring work that embraced big band, gospel choir and orchestral sounds. “The Magic Hour,” in sharp contrast, is a cozy and chummy affair, a nimble quartet session featuring vocal cameos by Dianne Reeves and Bobby McFerrin. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’ The Magic Hour is in stores !
Wynton Marsalis makes his Blue Note debut today with The Magic Hour.
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On the new album, Marsalis taps vocalists Diane Reeves and Bobby McFerrin, as well as a trio of up-and-coming musicians—pianist Eric Lewis, bassist Carlos Henriquez and drummer Ali Jackson.
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