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Skain’s Domain: An Intimate Weekly Conversation with Wynton Marsalis
Tonight, at 9PM EDT, join Wynton on Zoom for “Skain’s Domain,” a conversation about how to stay connected, optimistic, and creative at this crazy moment in time.Everyone is invited. Please fill out the form linked here no later than 8pm EDT. You will be emailed the Zoom link and password by 8:45pm. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Nation’s Top Big Bands to Compete in 25th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced the 18 finalists who will compete in its 25th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival–the nation’s premier jazz education event–on May 7-9, 2020. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Essentially Ellington, Jazz at Lincoln Center has invited an unprecedented number of the country’s top high school jazz bands to compete for top honors in New York City. Keep reading »
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Kenyon College 191st Commencement Speech
The following is the prepared text of the address delivered on the occasion of Kenyon’s 191st Commencement. He spoke to the Class of 2019 assembled on Samuel Mather Lawn. (Video of Marsalis’s speech will be posted soon.) Keep reading »
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Six Questions With Wynton Marsalis
On Saturday, May 18, musician, composer and all-around jazz legend Wynton Marsalis will address the Class of 2019 at Kenyon’s 191st Commencement. Before his arrival in Gambier, we talked to Marsalis about his career, the importance of music education, and how a life full of music can have a positive impact for individuals and communities. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces winners of Essentially Ellington Competition 2019
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced the three top-placing high school jazz bands in the nation in the prestigious 24th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »
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JAI Rebrands as JazzArts Charlotte to Celebrate 10th Year
Since 2009, Jazz Arts Initiative has dedicated itself to improving and expanding the jazz music landscape in the Charlotte area. Now, as part of their year-long 10th anniversary celebration, the non-profit organization is rebranding as JazzArts Charlotte with plans for continued growth and expansion of its acclaimed signature jazz music and education programs. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 15 Finalists for the 2019 Essentially Ellington Competition
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced the 15 finalists who will compete in its 24th Annual _Essentially Ellington_ High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival - the nation’s premier jazz education event - in New York City on May 9-11, 2019. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis to speak at Kenyon spring commencement
Internationally acclaimed musician and educator Wynton Marsalis, winner of nine Grammy Awards and the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, will be the featured speaker at Kenyon’s 191st Commencement on May 18, 2019. Keep reading »
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Where Does Creativity Come From: Wynton Marsalis’ interview on Freakonomics
To learn more, we examine the early years of Ai Weiwei, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Maira Kalman, Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Egan, and others. (Ep. 2 of the “How to Be Creative” series.) Keep reading »
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Sean Carroll’s Mindscape, Episode 12: Wynton Marsalis on Jazz, Time, and America
Jazz occupies a special place in the American cultural landscape. It’s played in elegant concert halls and run-down bars, and can feature esoteric harmonic experimentation or good old-fashioned foot-stomping swing. Nobody embodies the scope of modern jazz better than Wynton Marsalis. As a trumpet player, bandleader, composer, educator, and ambassador for the music, he has worked tirelessly to keep jazz vibrant and alive. In this bouncy conversation, we talk about various kinds of music, how they might relate to physics, and some of the greater challenges facing the United States today. Thanks to KentPresents for bringing us together. Keep reading »
