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Wynton with B.B. King and Eric Clapton to Blow the Blues away
B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, and Willie Nelson are among the artists who will play the Blowin’ the Blues Away, a concert to benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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To be held tomorrow, June 2, at New York’s famed Apollo Theater, the event will celebrate the U.S. Congress-declared Year of the Blues and will articulate the development of the blues in jazz through narrative and song. -
European tour dates for the Wynton Marsalis Septet
This summer, Wynton with his septet will tour Europe from July 5 to August 9.
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He will play in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, England, Scotland and France. Check out our tour section for the updated schedule. -
Wynton and Ellis Marsalis play the music of James Black
For five nights, from May 27 to 31 at Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate the music of James Black (1940-1988), the trailblazin drummer and composer, whose music remains largely unknown outside of his native New Orleans.
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Wynton to play with the Lincoln Center Latin-Jazz Orchestra
Wynton will be guest soloist for the Lincoln Center debut of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s own Latin jazz big band. The dynamic Arturo O’Farrill, son of the late composer/bandleader Chico O’Farrill, leads this all-star ensemble. On May 9 & 10, 2003, 8 pm at Alice Tully Hall, New York.
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Wynton will celebrate 150 years of Central Park
A concert by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, is among other featured event to celebrate 150 years of Central Park.
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Wynton joined by African drum master Yacub Addy and Odadaa
Part of a Drum Symposium produced in collaboration with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, which will feature lecture-demonstrations, and films. Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2003, 8… Keep reading »
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New 2003 tour dates for Wynton with the Septet and LCJO
We have just updated all the 2003 tour schedule for Wynton. Now we have new dates with the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, during summer and autumn.
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Wynton plays with Joe Lovano
The Michael Brecker Quartet, Dave Holland Quintet, and the Wynton Marsalis Septet with special guest tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, will perform in a variety of different combinations at Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center, New York). On April 25, 2003.
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Wynton and LCJO play: Evolution of the Groove
Legendary drummer Joe Chambers performs and composes a new commission for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra that illustrates the dynamic role of the drum in jazz. Augmented by a script written by celebrated writer Stanley Crouch, LCJO drummer Herlin Riley also leads the orchestra in a historical journey of the groove, from the talking drum of Africa to its place as the heartbeat of modern jazz.
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The Marsalis Family band hits the road
Inspired by a New Orleans concert in August 2001 celebrating patriarch Ellis Marsalis’ retirement from teaching at the University of New Orleans, a tour, a PBS special, a recording and a DVD are now in the works. The Marsalis family tour (check dates), kicks off on February 23.
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It features Ellis Marsalis on piano, with sons Branford on saxophones, Wynton on trumpet, Delfeayo on trombone and Jason on drums, and the only non-family member, Reginald Veal on bass.