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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 »
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Download the last track of: “Here…Now” album
Here…Now is the first web-only album released by Wynton Marsalis. Starting today you can freely download the last track entitled: Heaven Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis releasing a new web-only album
Wynton is giving a gift to the fans for the Christmas Holidays. On January 1, 2007, he is going to release a new album entitled: Here…Now The complete album and all the songs never have been released on CD before. Keep reading »
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Video: Rehearsals at Ronnie Scott’s
Finally we have completed the video-editing on digital tapes, and are ready to show you the awesome video-clips about Wynton rehearsing with his quintet at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, on August 2-3 2006. Keep reading »
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The Wynton Marsalis fan club podcast on iTunes Music Store
Our podcast is now on iTunes Music Store ! Keep reading »
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The fan club beginnings… Part VI (The legend of Buddy Bolden)
..Buddy Bolden could play so loud, he could make the rain stay up in the sky. Then he could turn around and play a song so sweet, it would make your mama cry… Keep reading »
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The fan club beginnings… Part II (Wynton and Wycliffe Gordon)
Perugia (Italy) summer 1993, the Wynton Marsalis Septet performing for Umbria Jazz Festival. In this video-clip Wynton duets with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon from the windows of his hotel room. Wonderful !!! (thanks to our friend Vittorio Pio for this video) Keep reading »
