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Wynton Marsalis wins Best Traditional Jazz Performance At The Soul Train Awards 2014
The Soul Train Awards 2014 – hosted by Wendy Williams - celebrate and honor R&B legends and soul music’s brightest new stars. Showcasing the evolution of Soul Train’s impact on musical history from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today, the new Soul Train Awards are about the marriage of music and dance.
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Fellow nominees in the Best Traditional Jazz Performance category include: Gregory Porter “Hey Laura”; Audra McDonald “What a Little Moonlight Can Do”; Kenny Garret “Pushing the World Away”; and Monty Alexander “Concierto de Aranjuez”. -
Wynton named “Best Jazz Artist” at the First Annual BET J Virtual Awards!
BET J bridged the worlds of music and virtual reality to bring viewers its first ever awards show, the BET J VIRTUAL AWARDS, premiered on BET J on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET, followed by an encore online broadcast at 10:00 p.m. ET on BET.com
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Wynton at BET Relief Telethon tonight !
The BET Relief Telethon is set to air from 7:30 to 10 pm ET/PT on BET and will raise money for the storm relief efforts.
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Wynton will play at BET’s telethon for hurricane relief
BET is the latest network to announce a telethon to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina, airing as a two-part, four-hour broadcast on Friday, Sept. 9.
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From 6 to 7:30 p.m. EDT, the network will present a special edition of “106 & Park: BET’s Top 10 Live,” followed by the telethon, which continues until 10 p.m. -
Wynton on BET Jazz in September
On September 4, BET Jazz will present “Amongst the People: Live at the House of Tribes,” a half-hour special featuring insightful interviews with Wynton and footage from the concert, whose Live at the House of Tribes CD comes out tomorrow, August 30.
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Journey with Jazz at Lincoln Center on BET Jazz
Imagine a journey through some of the most soulful jazz music played by an ensemble of the world’s best jazz musicians and performed at some of the most interesting and historic venues internationally. Sounds pretty enticing, but perhaps impossible, right? Not anymore, thanks to BET Jazz: The Jazz Channel and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »