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New book: Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!
The creators of Jazz ABZ are back for an encore. With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids’ ears to the sounds around us. On sale now!
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Wynton Interviewed by Poet Gene Myers
Wynton Marsalis grew up in a family that is considered to be New Orleans royalty (Pianist Ellis Marsalis is his father; sax player Branford Marsalis is his brother.). He has recorded over 40 albums; made trumpeting cool again, revived acoustic jazz and is one of the loudest advocates for traditional jazz.
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Watch an exclusive video of Wynton reading his poem, He and She
Wynton would like to invite you to view an exclusive video of him reading his poem “He and She” from his upcoming album releasing on March 24th. Just sign up for his monthly e-newsletter and a link to the video will be emailed to you. If you are already a subscriber, the link to the video will be provided in the newsletter this month.
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Wynton to appear at Poetry and the Creative Mind
On April 1, 2009, the Academy of American Poets will present its seventh annual benefit, Poetry & The Creative Mind, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Call 212-721-6500 or visit the Alice Tully… Keep reading »
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Video: Wynton reading The Wild Old Wicked Man
On December 18, 2007, PBS taped Wynton at Rose Hall reading William Butler Yeats’ The Wild Old Wicked Man.
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Next album will be entitled: He and She
Wynton’s next album for Blue Note will be released on Spring 2009 and will be entitled ““He and She”:http://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/he-and-she”. It is based on a poem that Wynton wrote.
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Wynton and Maya Angelou speak about “Music, Deep Rivers in my Soul”
In the following video-clip, Maya Angelou and Wynton Marsalis discuss their collaboration on the piece “Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul” and the history of African-American music. The video comes from the Live From Lincoln Center broadcast on December 10, 2007, hosted by Glenn Close.
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Wynton reading William Butler Yeats
On December 18, at Rose Hall, PBS taped Wynton reading William Butler Yeats’ The Wild Old Wicked Man and Broken Dreams. One of them will begin airing in between regular programming on PBS in April 2008 for National Poetry Month.
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Jazz ABZ is now available in bookstores
Wynton has collaborated with illustrator Paul Rogers and jazz historian Phil Schaap to create a children’s book…while Rogers developed the concept for the book, he sought the help of Wynton to bring it to fruition.
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