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Wynton to play with Dr. John at “Jazz at Lincoln Center”
On April 10, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet will play at Frederick P. Rose Hall with Dr. John and The Lower 911 for the “Now that’s HIP Concert” sponsored by HIP Health Plan of New York.
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In conjunction with the concert, HIP Health Plan will donate $100,000 to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund administered by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, established in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. -
Wynton playing Green Chimneys live at House of Tribes
Thanks to our lovely friends Dominique, we are able to show you two videos about Wynton playing *Green Chimneys* live at House of Tribes.
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Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Throws Down the Gauntlet
Like Howard Beale in Network, Wynton Marsalis is mad as hell and he’s not gonna take it anymore. Of course, the 45-year-old trumpeter-bandleader and celebrated jazz ambassador has always been riled and outraged, ever since he was an audacious, outspoken kid back in New Orleans. And over the course of the past 20 years, he has always spoken his mind in interviews or in casual conversation. Like his equally unguarded brother Branford, you know where Wynton stands. He pulls no punches, never attempts to obfuscate. Like him or not, he’s painfully direct, unwavering in his convictions.
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Revolution: Wynton Marsalis’ From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Let’s say you could live to be 200 years old, you came in, in 1800. You are 165 years old before you even legally could do a lot of basic things. But like with a child, man, that first 65 years – whew, just think about that first 65 years… America was like: welcome, this is what we got for you. Keep reading »
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Download the digital booklet and lyrics of album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Now you can download for free the digital booklet (PDF file - 1.4 mb) of the new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.
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Video: Wynton playing at CBS Early Show
On Saturday, March 10, Wynton was at CBS Studios to play some tracks from his new album: “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary”:http://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/from-the-plantation-to-the-penitentiary
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The Quintet played the tune “Supercapitalism” with Jennifer Sanon (voice), Walter Blanding Jr. (tenor sax), Dan Nimmer (piano), Carlos Henriquez (bass), Ali Jackson (drums). -
Wynton on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Last night, Wynton was on “The Daily Show”:http://thedailyshow.com to speak with Jon Stewart about Jazz music and his new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.
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From the Plantation to the Penitentiary is in stores now !
From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, Wynton’s new album for Blue Note, is now in stores.
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WYNTON MARSALIS: “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary”
From his landmark album “Black Codes (From the Underground)” through his Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio “Blood on the Fields,” the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has always found avenues for social critique. But his new quintet album delivers a fresh jolt to the system, by blowing apart the refuge of allegory. Oh, and he raps. But we’ll get to that. Keep reading »
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Marsalis blasts political and societal inequities
For those who think of Wynton Marsalis as a purveyor of gauzy romantic ballads and composer of epic symphonic works, the trumpeter has a surprise in store. “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary,” to be released Tuesday on Blue Note Records, ranks as Marsalis’ most explicitly political statement to date, even as it draws on themes from earlier recordings. Keep reading »