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Wynton Marsalis on Jazz as a Tool for Understanding Life
Trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis spent his formative early years around seasoned Black artists who taught him about American culture from their perspectives. Keep reading »
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Spark & Fire Podcast - Play to your elevated purpose: Wynton Marsalis on “The Democracy! Suite”
“Everything you do in the arts gives meaning to your way of life.” In a year of pandemic, racial reckoning, and threats to democracy, Wynton Marsalis creates a seven-song cycle that imagines how artists can shape the times we live in. Keep reading »
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ONLINE EVENT: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis performing “The Democracy! Suite”
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet’s performance of The Democracy! Suite aims to entertain, inspire, and uplift audiences with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music. Keep reading »
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Review: Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet With Wynton Marsalis: The Democracy! Suite
There is an interesting generational divide in perception when it comes to the music of . While many hail his work at Lincoln Center as elevating jazz to its rightful place among the fine arts, others lament the separation from his iconic quartet and quintet work in the 1980’s as some sort of jazz treason. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis: How Jazz Explains Democracy - Why Am I Telling You This? with Bill Clinton
In the premier episode of his podcast, President Clinton sits downs with one of the world’s most influential jazz artists, Wynton Marsalis, to hear powerful stories about Wynton’s life Keep reading »
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FirstWorks: Creative Conversation with Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis
Jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, bandleader, advocate for the arts, and educator Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture. Keep reading »
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Announcing The Democracy! Suite, Wynton Marsalis’s newest work recorded live during the Covid-19 lockdown
On January 15, 2021, on the occasion of a new year and the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration, Wynton Marsalis will release The Democracy! Suite, the follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer’s pro-vocative work, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, which was released in 2020. Keep reading »
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Take Note: Wynton Marsalis On The Intersection Of Jazz And Democracy
What does jazz music have to do with democracy? We’ll find that out from this week’s guest, jazz great Wynton Marsalis. He’ll explore power, struggle, finding common ground and how those factor into his new album, The Ever Fonky Lowdown. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis On Democracy As Jazz And The Ever Fonky Lowdown
Democracy takes center stage on Wynton Marsalis’s latest album, The Ever Fonky Lowdown and his forthcoming work, the Democracy Suite. However, he’s been thinking about the connection between jazz and democracy for his entire career. Keep reading »
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Marsalis Reflects On Collaboration, Future Of Arts
One has to look no further than the nine Grammy Awards, seven books, Pulitzer Prize for Music and laundry list of medals and commendations that fill his resume to understand his level of productivity in just 59 short years. Keep reading »
