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Wynton Marsalis On The Future Of New York City
Well, there’s definitely many things we could do better. And in any way we look along the system, we can find a way to reform it and make it better. I find a lot of times when we use a word like better, the question is always what are the proportions of things? What do we really want to see? Keep reading »
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Inspired By Injustice, Wynton Marsalis Reflects On His Music
Wynton Marsalis has always been deeply engaged in the subject of American race relations. The issue was a crucial part of his education as a young musician in New Orleans, and it has been a core preoccupation of his own work going as far back as Black Codes (From the Underground), a trailblazing album from 1985. Keep reading »
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NYC kids need the arts desperately: Wynton Marsalis says the city must not cut music, dance and visual art education
The coronavirus hit our city in a way that is unparalleled in the modern era. The city’s cultural mainstays have rallied to create entire digital seasons practically overnight, adapting to entertain and nourish home-bound patrons. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis Finds Solace in the Optimism of the Blues
Marsalis, the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, puts his late father, Ellis Marsalis Jr., as well as Frederick Douglass and young musicians on his list of what’s important. Keep reading »
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WQXR Juneteenth: “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall”
To celebrate Juneteenth, WQXR offers “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall,” a live call-in special with WQXR’s Evening Host Terrance McKnight from 7-9pm. Terrance speaks with leading figures in the world of classical music, including Wynton Marsalis, virtuoso trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Keep reading »
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Live with Carnegie Hall Presents Juneteenth Celebration Featuring Wynton Marsalis and More
On Friday, June 19 at 7:30PM EDT, Live with Carnegie Hall presents a Juneteenth Celebration-commemorating the nation’s true independence-the day dating back to the end of the American Civil War in 1865 when all members of the newly formed Union were finally declared free. Keep reading »
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The Brian Lehrer Show - Wynton Marsalis With Music in Lockdown
Wynton Marsalis, trumpeter, composer, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, talks about this year’s virtual Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, which is celebrating 25 years. Keep reading »
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BBC Outlook - Wynton Marsalis: the making of a jazzman
Wynton Marsalis grew up in New Orleans in what’s been called America’s ‘first family of jazz’. His pianist father Ellis gave him a trumpet when he was six years old, but there was a slight issue Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis, Keeper of the Jazz Flame
Wynton Marsalis was on the cover of Time as the avatar of the “New Jazz Age.” His central role in reviving the genre is thanks partly to his gorgeous, virtuosic trumpet-playing, and partly to his founding of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »
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BBC Sounds: The Business of Beethoven
In the company of some of the foremost Beethoven proponents - pianist Stephen Hough, violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniel Hope and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Keep reading »