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Wynton Marsalis: talking jazz, education, China, culture, technology and beyond
Grammy and Pulitzer-prize winning trumpeter, composer and band leader Wynton Marsalis has this month toured with his Lincoln Jazz Centre Orchestra through Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong dropped by for a QandA at the FCC with Robin Ewing, Keep reading »
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Award-winning trumpeter brings classical jazz to Beijing
Seeing trumpeting legend Wynton Marsalis live in concert is high on the bucket list of many jazz fans. Now, the multiple Grammy Award-winner is on his third-ever visit to China, treating crowds at Beijing’s Forbidden City to his signature blend of sounds and rhythms. Our reporter Yang Ran was at the sold-out venue, and had a chance to speak to the jazzman. Keep reading »
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Grammy-winning jazz musician to perform at Lincoln Center Shanghai
US jazz master Wynton Marsalis will stage a series of performances at a jazz music center near the Bund. The Grammy-winning trumpet virtuoso will perform with his band at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, the only foreign branch of the New York-based Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, on Thursday and Saturday. Keep reading »
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Marsalis’ ‘jazz of integrity’ charms Shanghai
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) had Shanghai audiences on their feet at the 2017 Music in the Summer Air (MISA) in early July with his “jazz of integrity.” Keep reading »
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Marsalis Shows China That Jazz Isn’t Just a Word
In their first 48 hours of music making here, Wynton Marsalis and his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra put on two smooth performances before well-dressed audiences, two educational events for Chinese jazz colleagues and schoolchildren, and two smoking jam sessions with local musicians for a small, ravenous circle of fans. Keep reading »