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  • Pre-order the new DVD: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City

    Posted on October 1st, 2008 in Music | 10

    On October 28, 2008, Eagle Eye Media will release “Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City” on DVD by Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson.

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  • Antwerp 2008: Photo and video from the sound check

    Posted on August 17th, 2008 in Photo, Video | 12

    Wynton and his quintet o played at the sound check this morning, for the concert that will start at 9 PM at Jazz Middelheim Festival in Antwerp (Belgium). Wynton was also interviewed by the national TV and Radio of Belgium. Following you can check some photos and short video clip from the sound check.

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  • Marciac 2008: Photos and video from sound check with Richard Galliano

    Posted on August 13th, 2008 in Photo, Video | 15

    Wynton and Richard Galliano played at the sound check this afternoon, for the concert that will start at 11 PM at Marciac Jazz Festival.
    Following you can check some photos and short video clip from the sound check. Soon we’ll publish the complete video clips from the event.

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  • Marciac 2008: Photo and video from rehearsals with Richard Galliano

    Posted on August 13th, 2008 in Photo, Video | 10

    Yesterday, Wynton rehearsed with Richard Galliano. The song they rehearsed are: Comes love, La Foule, Them There Eyes, If You Love Me, Miss Brown To You, What a little Moonlight Can Do, Padam, Billie, A Sailboat in the Moonligth, L’Homme á la Moto, Strange Fruit, La Vie en Rose.
    Following you can enjoy some photos from the rehearsals and a short video-clip of Wynton’s duet with Richard Galliano on the notes of “L’Homme á la Moto” (The Man on the Bike).

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  • Marciac 2008: First rehearsal day with the Quintet

    Posted on August 11th, 2008 in Photo, Video | 11

    Today, Wynton and his Quintet (Walter Blanding, Dan Nimmer, Carlos Henriquez, Ali Jackson) rehearsed together for the upcoming concert with Richard Galliano. Wynton wrote some nice arrangements (just wrote…) and tomorrow Mr. Galliano will come with his accordion to rehearse with the Quintet. The song they played today are: Them There Eyes, Comes Love, A Sailboat in the Moonlight, Miss Brown to You, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Strange Fruit, La Foule, La Vie en Rose, Billie.
    Following you can enjoy some photos from today and a short video-clip of Wynton playing La Vie en Rose.

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  • Wynton to play for United Negro College Fund

    Posted on July 23rd, 2008 in Concerts | 1

    On July 26, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet will play a benefit concert for United Negro College Fund. The performance will take place at South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, NJ.

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  • Trailer from Two Men With The Blues DVD

    Posted on July 21st, 2008 in Video | 2

    Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis’s acclaimed collaboration: “Two Men with the Blues” debuted last week at #20 on the Billboard Top 200. Following this success, on September 2008, the video of their first live concert at Lincoln Center will be in stores on DVD!

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  • Wynton and Willie: An Unlikely Musical Pair

    Posted on July 17th, 2008 in Profiles & Interviews

    Wynton wears crisp suits, reads sheet music and is the musical director of New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Willie wears crumpled jeans, wings it onstage and runs his concert venue, Willie’s Place, out of a truck stop in Abbott, Texas. So what exactly do these music legends have in common? The blues, of course. Wynton Marsalis, 46, and Willie Nelson, 75, are the two men on the new CD “Two Men With the Blues,” a live recording culled from two concerts they played at Lincoln Center last year.   Keep reading »

  • Wynton to play and speak in Atlanta

    Posted on July 17th, 2008 in Concerts, Speech | 5

    Wynton now is in Atlanta to rehearse with his quintet and members of Atlanta Simphony Orchestra.

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  • Two Men With The Blues in stores now!

    Posted on July 8th, 2008 in Music | 15

    The new album by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis is now available in stores! Released today by Blue Note Records, Two Men with the Blues features Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis recorded live in The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. In our dedicated page you can find all the info about the new album and buying links for Amazon and iTunes.

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