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Wynton Marsalis’ latest composition, ‘Ever Fonky Lowdown,’ tells satirical tale about politics, racism and greed
The nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning jazz luminary assembled his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, along with vocalists Camille Thurman, Ashley Pezzotti, Christie Dashiell and Doug Wamble, to deliver a satirical and surreal story about deception, racism, greed, democratic freedom and the abuse of power. Keep reading »
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NYC kids need the arts desperately: Wynton Marsalis says the city must not cut music, dance and visual art education
The coronavirus hit our city in a way that is unparalleled in the modern era. The city’s cultural mainstays have rallied to create entire digital seasons practically overnight, adapting to entertain and nourish home-bound patrons. Keep reading »
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Five City “LOUIS” Tour Reviewed
From August 25th through August 31st Wynton, Cecile Licad and a 10-piece jazz ensemble premiered Louis, a silent film directed by Dan Pritzker. The sold out tour reached five cities and was reviewed by press from around the world.
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Got them low-down Lincoln Center blues
THE PROGRAM for “What Is the Blues?,” latest concert in Lincoln Center’s “Jazz for Young People” series, contained a full-page advertisement for the home video version of Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts. Keep reading »
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Dealing with Those Bluses
IN HIS CONCERT performances a few years back, Wynton Marsalis dispensed jazz music like it was cod liver oil. He would make the horn sound spitting mad, then offer miniature jazz-history lessons, lashing out at what he believed were lower forms of music. This is good for you, ignorant swine. Keep reading »
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Trumpeting triumph: jazz to classical
Trumpet wunderkind Wynton Marsalis, the dapper New Orleans native who beat out the great Miles Davis in the 1982 Down Beat readers’ poll, is not content with the public and critical success of his debut album, released on Columbia last year. Keep reading »