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Wynton played at Ray Charles funeral
Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note.
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Wynton Marsalis, B.B. King, Glen Campbell, and Stevie Wonder performed musical tributes to Charles, who died last week at 73, during a joyous funeral service at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Los Angeles). -
For Marsalis, jazz is about elevating life
Wynton Marsalis has lofty ambitions for jazz music. Not just for his own music (although he has set those sights dizzyingly high). Marsalis believes that jazz is capable of raising the bar of life itself. Keep reading »
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New tour dates for Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
We have just updated the summer european 2004 tour schedule for Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
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Pulitzer changes put the emphasis on American music
In American journalism, the Pulitzer Prize towers over all other honors. In literature and drama, it conveys palpable prestige and often spikes sales.And in music . . . well, to put it kindly, the award has a checkered past. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Spring Gala 2004
For its third annual spring gala at the Apollo Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrated with a heady mix of traditional jazz and blues, heightened by the presence of a pair of pop-rock music icons, James Taylor and Bob Dylan. Dylan comfortably crossed over to a receptive and appreciative jazz community; Taylor’s understated, relaxed manner was refreshing and intimate. Keep reading »
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New tour dates for the Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Here are June tour dates for Wynton’s Quintet tour - the quartet from the Magic Hour plus Walter Blanding on saxophone.
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Wynton Marsalis: The Jazz Review Interview
He’s a busy man, but he’s immaculate - crispest suit I’ve seen in a while, hairline darkened and groomed to a pencilled exactness, the familiar playful smile always hovering around the lips. Keep reading »
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A Hall With Jazz on Its Mind
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s first season in its $128 million new home in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle will be a dialogue between the music and where it will be played. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis plays the music of Mary Lou Williams
The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis honors this largely underappreciated pianist, composer and arranger who was also a mentor of Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell.
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Marsalis captures a little of the ‘Magic’
Wynton Marsalis has been coming to Symphony Hall for 20 years, he told his audience there early on last night, and “it’s always a pleasure.” This time he arrived looking the elder statesman at 42, and touring with his quartet in support of their new Blue Note CD, “The Magic Hour,” an album more fun and accessible than those immediately preceding it. Keep reading »