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Wynton Marsalis and Company Showcase New Arrangements of Pivotal Pre-Jazz Pieces
Whereas others revisiting this early music try to incorporate some of the funk and grit of early jazz and protojazz, Marsalis and friends keep everything very smooth and highly swinging. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis review - The great big band at Symphony Center, Chicago
On Friday evening, January 24, 2025, in the first of 2 concerts performed at Orchestra Hall, 220 S. Michigan, Chicago, as part of the 94th season of the Symphony Center Presents Jazz Series, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with artistic director and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, presented Bebop Revolution Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis, With Inspiration From Gerry Mulligan, Sets Jazz at Lincoln Center on a New Course
In recent seasons, much of the programming at Jazz at Lincoln Center has been devoted to examining the international status of jazz. This year, though, it’s been all about exploring generations, genres, and subgenres of jazz. Keep reading »
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Marsalis Blends Jazz And Chinese Culture Amid Human Rights Debate
During recent weeks, the dynamics of U.S.-China relations have unfolded against the backdrop of cultural exchange and pressing human rights discussions. Keep reading »
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Jazz hits high notes in symphony collaboration
Led by legendary jazz trumpet player and composer Wynton Marsalis of the United States, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to present Marsalis’ fourth jazz symphony The Jungle in Shanghai on Oct 26. Keep reading »
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The BSO hits a surprise high note with Wynton Marsalis tuba concerto
At Strathmore on Saturday night, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra took a scenic route through a program of Carl Nielsen, Wynton Marsalis and Jean Sibelius — composers you don’t often see gathered together, represented in works that complemented each other like a trio of fall colors. Keep reading »
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Culture Beat: Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra shine at NCPA
Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are taking to the stage at China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on Wednesday and Thursday night. Keep reading »
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With One of the Best Openers in Memory, Jazz at Lincoln Center Launches Its 20th Season at Rose Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday night launched its 20th season at Rose Hall with a fairly spectacular concert, which helped illuminate precisely what makes the JALC organization so unique. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrates Max Roach centennial — album review
Max Roach’s unerring sense of time, dynamic interplay and melodic invention gave drum virtuosity another dimension. His 1940s recordings accompanying Charlie Parker laid down a template for modern jazz drumming. Keep reading »
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New Album Celebrates Centennial Of Jazz Musician Max Roach
Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house label, has just released The Music of Max Roach, a live album that celebrates the centennial of Max Roach, the legendary drummer-composer, bebop pioneer and activist. Keep reading »