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  • Join Wynton for his second Live Q&A on Facebook

    Posted on May 14th, 2009 in News | 4

    Please join Wynton at 10PM ET, tonight May 14th for his second Live Q&A session. Wynton will answer questions about his latest release, He and She, as well as any questions his fan will want.

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  • JALC Announces Winners of 14Th Annual Essentially Ellington

    Posted on May 13th, 2009 in News | 3

    Three high school jazz bands took top honors on Sunday Night, May 10, in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 14th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. Each band was chosen by a panel of judges composed of distinguished jazz musicians and historians — WYNTON MARSALIS, Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director; composer, conductor and Ellington authority DAVID BERGER; educator, clinician and pianist, REGINALD THOMAS; and legendary jazz trumpeter and composer/arranger, GERALD WILSON— from among the 15 finalist bands from the U.S. and Canada that came to the Competition & Festival in New York City…

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  • Enter to win a signed copy of Wynton’s CD, Marsalis Plays Monk!

    Posted on May 8th, 2009 in News | 19

    This month marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Marsalis Plays Monk. Sign-up now for Wynton’s monthly e-newsletter and you will be automatically entered to win a copy of Marsalis Plays Monk signed by Wynton.
    Current newsletter subscribers will be automatically entered into the contest!

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  • Visit Starbucks and get a free download of “School Boy”

    Posted on April 27th, 2009 in News | 6

    Wynton Marsalis’ single “School Boy” from He and She is the Starbucks Pick of the Week! Visit any Starbucks store in the U.S. and Canada between April 28-May 2 and pick up a “Pick of the Week” card to redeem a free digital single of “School Boy” from iTunes.
    Share it with your friends!

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  • Win an iPod Nano pre-loaded with music from Wynton Marsalis

    Posted on April 13th, 2009 in News | 18

    Enter to win an iPod Nano pre-loaded with music from Wynton Marsalis. Enter to win at http://wynton.otmg.net/ad/ The pre-loaded iPod will contain He and She as well as the classic Wynton Marsalis…   Keep reading »

  • Live Q&A with Wynton Marsalis on Facebook

    Posted on April 6th, 2009 in News | 3

    Please join Wynton at 9PM EST on Tuesday, April 7th for a live Q&A session. Wynton will answer questions about his latest release, He and She, as well as questions about any of his past recordings.

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  • Wynton to appear at Poetry and the Creative Mind

    Posted on March 12th, 2009 in News | 1

    On April 1, 2009, the Academy of American Poets will present its seventh annual benefit, Poetry & The Creative Mind, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Call 212-721-6500 or visit the Alice Tully…   Keep reading »

  • Finalists Announced for 14th Annual Essentially Ellington

    Posted on February 25th, 2009 in News | 5

    Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the 15 finalist bands for its prestigious 14th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival (May 2009). The bands will compete and participate in workshops, jam sessions and more, during the three-day competition and festival in New York City. The top-placing bands perform with Wynton Marsalis, as guest soloist, followed by a performance by the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - all of whom serve as mentors for the finalist bands throughout the weekend.

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  • Wynton will speak about the new album on the Today Show

    Posted on February 12th, 2009 in News | 2

    Tomorrow, February 13, at 10:30 am ET, Wynton will be a guest on NBC’s Today Show to discuss his upcoming album “He and She”, the Blue Note Records’ 70th anniversary concert hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra National Tour!

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  • Wynton to give a musical Q&A at Yale University

    Posted on January 26th, 2009 in News | 5

    Wynton will hold a “musical Q&A” with Yale History of Art Professor Robert Farris Thompson on February 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Yale University, in the United Church on the Green (Corner of Temple & Elm Streets New Haven, CT).
    The event is free and open to the public. Wynton is visiting Yale University as a Chubb Fellow.

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