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Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson. That’s why he and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis have debuted “Freedom, Justice and Hope,” a live performance album of historic jazz records created to protest racial injustice, in time for this year’s celebrations. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis on Blue Note Residency - All Of It (WYNC)
This week, Wynton Marsalis is playing his first residency at the famous Blue Note Jazz Club in over thirty years. The Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter will be playing with both the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Future of Jazz Septet through June 16. Keep reading »
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Q&A: Wynton Marsalis On Music Education, Duke Ellington And More
This past weekend (May 9 – 11), Jazz at Lincoln Center put the spotlight on the music of Duke Ellington as part of the Essentially Ellington program and to celebrate the 125 birthday of the man Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, calls “The highest level of what has come out of the United States of America.” Keep reading »
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Claudia Schreier’s ‘Nighthawks’ brings jazzy vibes to Atlanta Ballet stage
Set to Marsalis’ dynamic portrait of New York City, “Nighthawks” is Schreier’s homage to the two cities she loves — her native New York and Atlanta, her second home since she became Atlanta Ballet’s resident choreographer in 2020. Keep reading »
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Branford, Wynton Marsalis share stage for Jazz St. Louis gala thanks to lifelong friend Victor Goines
At the root of Swing for Tomorrow’s stars – the two-day star-studded extravaganza of a fundraising gala for Jazz St. Louis – is an honored promise. Keep reading »
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Wynton, Branford Marsalis will play rare concert together in St. Louis
Brothers Wynton and Branford Marsalis will join forces next Wednesday and Thursday for a pair of extremely rare performances together that will benefit Jazz St. Louis’ educational programs and community engagement events. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Future of Jazz - The Arik Korman Show
Wynton Marsalis, internationally acclaimed musician, composer, educator, and a leading advocate of American culture, discusses what he says to kids who want to be musicians, what makes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra unique, and what he is trying to tell the world through his music. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis reflects on the way time flies, as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plays a program full of his work
WHEN WYNTON MARSALIS and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra play an all-Marsalis program at the Orpheum on October 10, it will mark a significant departure from their usual practice: honouring the giants of the jazz past by reconstructing their music for the jazz present. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis brings Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Portland
Wynton Marsalis is a world-renowned trumpeter, bandleader, composer and a leading advocate of American culture. Whether you know him from one of his 100-plus recordings, his position as director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra or as a collaborator on Ken Burns’ ”Jazz” documentary for PBS, you are likely to recognize that he is one of the go-to commentators on where jazz has been, and where it is going. Keep reading »
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Musician Wynton Marsalis: A good fortune
Wynton Marsalis jumps onto our Zoom call and introduces himself before proceeding to play the trumpet. “I was just playing the trumpet call,” he says. “That was just for you.” Keep reading »