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Maestro Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis marries jazz and classical music like no one else. SOME years ago, surveying the historic divide between classical music and pop, a critic observed, “Jazz, once the arch-fiend threatening the whole fabric of musical society, is now allowed to be respectable, as a sort of first cousin to serious music who prefers to live apart.” Keep reading »
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Wynton and the new SmartMusic v9.0
MakeMusic Inc. announced the release of SmartMusic 9.0, a new version of their practice program for students of woodwind, brass, string and vocal.
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Wynton plays in Moacir Santos’ new CD
Moacir Santos, born to a poor family in Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil, ) is regarded as a walking encyclopedia in the realm of Brazilian instrumental music.
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His new album, entitled Choros and Alegria, counts with the participation of Wynton, who taking opportunity of a concert he would give in São Paulo, insisted in participating of the recording of Choros & Alegria. -
JALC celebrates Wynton’s 25 Years on the music scene
Jazz at Lincoln Center commemorates Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis’ 25 years of musical achievement with Wynton with Strings on November 17, 18 and 19 at 8pm at Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th St.
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Informal photos from Silver Spring Jazz festival
Thanks to our friend Jodi, we received some nice and informal photos about Wynton's presence in Silver Spring in September. Keep reading »
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‘A Blue So Blue’ and ‘Jazz ABZ’: How Blue Can You Get?
The trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis’s “Jazz ABZ” is not a child’s quest for the perfect musical note or the dreamiest jazz musician of the 20th century Keep reading »
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An Epic History of Black Experience, in Music and Movement
Garth Fagan and Wynton Marsalis have been friends for more than 20 years, and since 1991 have collaborated frequently. Wednesday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, to open a run through Sunday of Garth Fagan Dance, Mr. Marsalis and his septet played live for a lovely revival of their first collaboration, “Griot New York,” first seen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Photo report: Wynton honoured with the National Medal of Arts at White House
Yesterday, President George W. Bush honored Wynton and other authors, musicians and historians from New York and elsewhere, with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal.
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The fan club beginnings… Part VI (The legend of Buddy Bolden)
..Buddy Bolden could play so loud, he could make the rain stay up in the sky.
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Wynton to receive the National Medal of Arts
U.S. President George Bush plans to present the 2005 National Humanities Medals and National Medals of Arts in Oval Office ceremonies Thursday.
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Wynton is among those who will receive a National Medal of Arts