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Jump (full score + parts) is now available
Based on the chords to Gershwin’s “Lady Be Good”, “Jump” is a riff based composition in the style of the Count Basie Big Band. Working with both Swing Era and Bebop Era language, this piece is a challenging, up tempo chart orchestrated for an 11 piece big band. This is the music exactly as it is recorded on the CD entitled “Jump Start and Jazz”.
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Now Available The Caboose (Big Train) - Full Score + Parts
The first piece from the Wynton Marsalis Big Band collection is now available for purchase and instant download. The Caboose is the final song from the larger work called Big Train. It’s a traditional big band instrumentation of 2 Alto Sax, 2 Tenor Sax, 1 Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Piano, Bass and Drums.
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Ken Burns Introduces Excerpts From His Latest Film “Prohibition”
Wynton Marsalis and Ken Burns continue their long time artistic collaboration on “Prohibition,” a three-part documentary directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. “Prohibition” tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The upcoming film series features original compositions and arrangements by Marsalis and others.
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Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis & Norah Jones celebrate Ray Charles with Here We Go Again
The first meeting of these kindred spirits took place at The Allen Room at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center for two nights in 2007; their encore appearance was also staged at the heralded jazz house—this time for two sold-out nights at Rose Theater in February 2009 with special guest Norah Jones. Rather than rehash the previous material Nelson and Marsalis had first presented, the threesome paid homage to the music of the late Ray Charles, the iconic star of soul, r&b, country, jazz and pop.
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Wynton Picks Five Albums for New Listeners
Out of his own discography, Wynton has selected five albums for those who are just learning about his music.
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Wynton Offers Free Download from His Album “Christmas Jazz Jam”
In the honor of the Christmas spirit, follow this link for a free download of “O Christmas Tree.”
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Iconic Marsalis Family To Release A Live Album, “Music Redeems”, Recorded Live at Kennedy Center
Marsalis Music and Redeye distribution are proud to announce the release of a rare new album by New Orleans’ own Marsalis family August 24, 2010 entitled “Music Redeems.” One of the most famous New Orleans’ multigenerational jazz families gathered together last June at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for a very special evening of celebration, appreciation, and performances as Patriarch, Ellis Marsalis received The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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New Album Released Today in the US with Special One Day Offer from Amazon.com
From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac, is in stores now. The 9-song album, recorded in the summer of 2008 when Wynton Marsalis and his quintet teamed-up with French accordionist Richard Galliano at the annual Jazz in Marciac festival in Southern France to pay tribute to the late legends Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, is available in two formats, a deluxe CD/DVD edition and a standard audio CD.
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Wynton Marsalis to release New Live Recording Featuring Richard Galliano
Those fans who gathered in large numbers under Marciac’s great jazz tent in France last summer came to hear celebrated trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the much-loved accordionist Richard Galliano unveil their collaboration on the music of Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf. Recorded live at the 2008 Marciac Jazz Festival, the music was contemporary yet timeless, with each song exploring the travails of living.
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Wynton Marsalis releases Live In Marciac CD and DVD
In the summer of 2008 multiple Grammy award winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis and his quintet teamed-up with French accordionist Richard Galliano at the annual Jazz in Marciac festival in Southern France to pay tribute to the late jazz legends Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf.
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Richard Galliano, a renowned French-born accordionist who has collaborated with musicians including Chet Baker, Ron Carter and Charlie Haden. Hailed as an extremely versatile musician who is able to masterfully navigate many musical contexts and genres, Galliano is the recipient of the prestigious Academie du Jazz Django Reinhardt Prize awarded annually to the best French musician.