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Longy Honors Ellis Marsalis, Jr. With 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award, Virtual Reception With Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis III, and Jamie Bernstein
On Monday, March 15th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., the Longy School of Music at Bard College will hold a virtual Bernstein Award reception. This event honors the legacy of Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (1934–2020), continuing on to the Gala Celebration at 8:00 p.m., which will include the official presentation of the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society. Keep reading »
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American Academy of Arts and Letters expands, diversifies
One of the country’s oldest cultural instititutions, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, is undergoing some of its biggest changes in more than a century. Keep reading »
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ONLINE EVENT: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis performing “The Democracy! Suite”
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet’s performance of The Democracy! Suite aims to entertain, inspire, and uplift audiences with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music. Keep reading »
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“Voices of Freedom” virtual concert celebrating iconic women in jazz premieres On March 26, 2021
Jazz at Lincoln Center honors Women’s History Month with a new virtual concert. Voices of Freedom: Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone will find the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Keep reading »
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The 10 Best Wynton Marsalis Albums
Trumpeter and composer : love him or resent him. But Marsalis is one of the most prolific instrumentalists of the last 40 years. A virtuoso in both jazz and Western classical music, he has recorded as many as 75 times as a leader, including his long discography leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in residence at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, March 2-6
Two DSO Digital Concerts: Friday, March 5 at 8 p.m.: JLCO with Wynton Marsalis on the DSO’s Paradise Jazz Series and Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.: JLCO with Wynton Marsalis performs with DSO, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and conductor William Eddins at 43rd Classical Roots concert Keep reading »
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Review: Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet With Wynton Marsalis: The Democracy! Suite
There is an interesting generational divide in perception when it comes to the music of . While many hail his work at Lincoln Center as elevating jazz to its rightful place among the fine arts, others lament the separation from his iconic quartet and quintet work in the 1980’s as some sort of jazz treason. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis: How Jazz Explains Democracy - Why Am I Telling You This? with Bill Clinton
In the premier episode of his podcast, President Clinton sits downs with one of the world’s most influential jazz artists, Wynton Marsalis, to hear powerful stories about Wynton’s life Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 2021 Spring Virtual Concert Season
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and guests honor luminaries Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone; premiere collaboration with acclaimed activist Bryan Stevenson and two commissions by emerging composers; and explore _A Love Supreme_ by John Coltrane Keep reading »
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The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian McBride with special guest Wynton Marsalis
This year will be unlike any other, with host CHRISTIAN McBRIDE joined by internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and cultural ambassador WYNTON MARSALIS. The two met in a Philadelphia high school classroom when McBride was 14 years old. Keep reading »