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PopMatters: An Interview with Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis
Jazz today reflects the culture, as it ever did. Just like television, radio, and music in general, jazz has a huge array of small, targeted ways of reaching an audience. It seems like none of them will ever reach a huge audience, though, much as a late night satire show on cable or Hulu will probably never become the next The Tonight Show. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis teaches Wellington kids a lesson in jazz
“Be a No 1 yourself, and not a No 2 somebody else,” 750 schoolchildren shout back to jazz great Wynton Marsalis. The winner of nine Grammy Awards reminds the group what they’ve learned in the past hour. “Generosity of spirit, having good manners, learning to listen ... don’t let limitations limit you,” he says. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 15 Finalists for the 2016 Essentially Ellington Competition
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the 21st Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival – one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world – at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, on May 5 – 7, 2016. The following finalists are among nearly 100 high school jazz bands across North America that entered the competition. Keep reading »
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David Crosby sits down with Wynton Marsalis to chat and get creative
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and multi- GRAMMY Award winning singer/songwriter and social justice activist David Crosby (The Byrds/ Crosby, Stills & Nash) was the featured artist at Lincoln Center’s Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse last week to film an episode for the new season of Front and Center: The Talk Show. Keep reading »
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Camp counselor: A jazz star shows noteworthy devotion
Wynton Marsalis is a superstar in the jazz world: He has won nine Grammys, was the first jazz composer to win a Pulitzer Prize and has even graced the cover of Time magazine. Like many superstars, he is also divisive. Some critics contend he is more entertainer, or populist, than artist. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Academy All-Stars LIVE at Castleton Festival
This weekend, catch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Academy All-Stars - an octet led by Wynton Marsalis featuring: Marcus Printup (trumpet), Ted Nash (saxophone), Vincent Gardner (trombone) , Helen Sung (piano), James Chirillo (guitar), Rodney Whitaker (bass), and Ali Jackson (drums) - in concert on Livestream. Keep reading »
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Jazzed up about music education, Marsalis comes to Castleton
Wynton Marsalis is a superstar in the jazz world: He has won nine Grammys, was the first jazz composer to win a Pulitzer Prize and has even graced the cover of Time magazine. Keep reading »
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Full video report: Essentially Ellington Competition 2015
Duke Ellington’s music is at the very heart of America’s 20th-century musical heritage and the core of the rich canon of jazz music. Jazz at Lincoln Center, committed to instilling a broader understanding of this music, created the Essentially Ellington program (EE) during the 1995–96 school year to make Ellington’s music accessible to as many high school musicians as possible and to support the development of their schools’ music programs. Keep reading »
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Announces Winners of The 20th Anniversary Essentially Ellington 2015
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WINNING BANDS First Place: American Music Program, Portland, OR Second Place: Tucson Jazz Institute, Tucson, AZ Third Place: Lexington High School, Lexington, MA Honorable Mention: Dillard Center for the Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL Keep reading »
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Marsalis, Xu Bing among new Professors-at-Large
Jazz trumpeter, composer and educator Wynton Marsalis will make extended visits to Cornell to interact with students and faculty and present programming on campus as an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large. Keep reading »