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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. -
Wynton Marsalis wins NAACP Image Award for outstanding jazz album
Wynton Marsalis’ celebrated 2009 Blue Note Records release, He and She, was awarded the NAACP’s Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album during their February 26th ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Released in March 2009, He and She is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects - the relationship between a man and a woman.
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Wynton Marsalis and JLCO To Release New CD on February 2nd and Tour US In March 2010
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will embark on the “Portrait in Seven Shades” U.S. Tour in March 2010. The band will perform selections from the suite as well as a repertoire to include tunes by Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams and others.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the CD release of Portrait in Seven Shades, composed by jazz reedman Ted Nash and performed by the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis… -
Visit Starbucks and get a free download of “School Boy”
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.
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He and She is available in stores
He and She, Wynton’s fifth Blue Note release is now available in stores.
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The new album is centered around that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects, the relationship between a man and a woman.