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For Marsalis, jazz is about elevating life
Wynton Marsalis has lofty ambitions for jazz music. Not just for his own music (although he has set those sights dizzyingly high). Marsalis believes that jazz is capable of raising the bar of life itself. Keep reading »
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New tour dates for the Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Here are June tour dates for Wynton’s Quintet tour - the quartet from the Magic Hour plus Walter Blanding on saxophone.
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The Magic Hour is coming
Wynton Marsalis’s new album, The Magic Hour, is coming.
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Wynton Marsalis Simplifies Matters
In all outward signs, Wynton Marsalis’s new album, “The Magic Hour,” represents a change in his career. It’s on a new label: last year, Mr. Marsalis signed with Blue Note after more than 20 years and 30 jazz records with Columbia/Sony. It also presents a new band, at least new to most listeners, who are used to the septet he has played with for more than a decade. But most strikingly, it is a statement about simplicity, a virtue that has often escaped him. Keep reading »
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This week’s concerts for the Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Wynton and his new quintet are going to play in these cities: Zellerbach, CA; Lancaster, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Tucson, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; Laramie, WY; Boulder, CO.
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Marsalis hinting at introspective change of pace
Chicagoans have heard trumpeter Wynton Marsalis fronting all manner of ensembles, from the choral-orchestral forces that performed his oratorio “Blood on the Fields” to the radiant septet that played his devotional instrumental suite “In This House, On This Morning.” Keep reading »
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New tour dates for the Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Wynton made a change, and will be taking out a quintet instead of a septet this fall. Moreover, we have updated tour dates for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and new dates for the Quintet/Septet (Wynton is going to decide after the fall tour) in 2004.
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Marsalis and Co.‘s Mellow Feeling
Although trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this year for his jazz opera “Blood on the Fields,” is in greater demand than ever, he remains loyal to the small clubs that helped nurture his talent. That’s the good news. The bad news is his engagement at Blues Alley through Sunday night is sold out. Keep reading »
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Marsalis dazzles Viterbo Crowd
The jazz man in the golden suit with the golden horn brought a glorious end Sunday night to Viterbo College’s 1994-95 Bright Star Season. Nothing could be finer than Wynton Marsalis and his sweet golden sound as he serenaded a sellout crowd of 1,100 at Viterbo’s Fine Arts Center Main Theater. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis isn’t afraid of controversy
The acclaimed jazzman has never backed down from his assertion that certain American jazz works need to be recognized as canonical. Keep reading »