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Marsalis’ Sharp Social Critiques Come with Cool Riffs
Every decade or so, says jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, he likes to set his social views to music. The last time around, it was Blood on the Fields, which won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in music, a first for a jazz composition. Keep reading »
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Marsalis wields sharp blade in ‘Plantation’
As the most high-profile jazz artist and advocate of the past 25 years, Wynton Marsalis has become more widely quoted than any other jazz performer of his generation. Even so, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter sounded shocked when recently asked about the distinctive drum sound on “Doin’ (Y)Our Thing,” a standout song on “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary,” his new album.
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Shock of the new
Wynton Marsalis is 10 minutes into an angry denunciation of hip-hop and he’s just hitting his stride. “I call it ‘ghetto minstrelsy’,” he says. “Old school minstrels used to say they were ‘real darkies from the real plantation’. Hip-hop substitutes the plantation for the streets. Now you have to say that you’re from the streets, you shot some brothers, you went to jail. Rappers have to display the correct pathology. Rap has become a safari for people who get their thrills from watching African-American people debase themselves, men dressing in gold, calling themselves stupid names like Ludacris or 50 Cent, spending money on expensive fluff, using language like ‘bitch’ and ‘ho’ and ‘nigger’.”
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The Wynton Marsalis Quintet: live from Abbey Road Studios
On August 4, 2006, Wynton was in London with his quintet to record the show entitled “Live from Abbey Road”. Check out a video from the performance:
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The Crimson: “From The Plantation To The Penitentiary”
“I ain’t your bitch, I ain’t your ho,” cries out vocalist Jennifer Sanon in a style reminiscent of Billie Holliday. The sentiment defines “Love and Broken Hearts,” an attack on hip-hop culture from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ new release, “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.” Sanon grieves the decline of the love song and the rise of “modern day minstrels” with “songless tunes,” who emphasize sex over romance. Keep reading »
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Preview the new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Wynton’s new album, entitled: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, will be in stores on March 6, 2007.
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Wynton playing Big Fat Hen at House of Tribes - Part 2
House of Tribes posted the second part of the video entitle: Big Fat Hen.
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Wynton playing Big Fat Hen” at House of Tribes - Part 1
The House Of Tribes has just posted a new video on You Tube.
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Pre-order the new CD: From the plantation to the Penitentiary
Wynton’s new album, entitled: “From the plantation to the Penitentiary”:http://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/from-the-plantation-to-the-penitentiary, will be released on March 6, 2007. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
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Video: Wynton playing with Ray Rivera at House of Tribes
The guys from House of Tribes have just published a new video on YouTube.
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You can see now Wynton playing the tune: I’ll never go back to Georgia, with Ray Rivera.
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