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Wynton Marsalis: Adding It All To Jazz
WHEN THE Wynton Marsalis Septet visited Wolf Trap last August, the 31-year-old bandleader was easy to spot even from the lawn in his dazzling all-white suit. His trumpet was also easy to pick out with its diamond-sharp statements of melodic themes. It soon became clear, however, that his less-famous bandmates were essential to the exhilarating group improvisations, as they traded phrases with Marsalis as equals. Keep reading »
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Wynton’s Decade: Creating a Canon
Ten years ago, young players in crispy pressed suits were not yet being signed by major labels; Lincoln Center in New York was not yet presenting an 11-month jazz season; the Ravinia Festival near Chicago had not yet begun its ground-breaking Jazz. Keep reading »
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Trumpeting a Marsalis Ballet
When the Wynton Marsalis Septet played Wolf Trap two years ago, it introduced a 40-minute piece of music called “Blue Interlude” that finally emerged this year as the centerpiece of the group’s brilliant new album. Keep reading »
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Marsalis fans get sneak preview of new work
PRINCETON – A large audience of Wynton Marsalis fans filled the McCarter Theatre in Princeton on Tuesday night, not knowing what kind of program to expect. What they heard was the world premiere of a major, evening-long piece entitled “In this House, On This Morning,” a powerful work which is at the same time both pioneering and reflective of the history of jazz. Keep reading »
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Marsalis trumpets virtues of early recognition
At only 30 years of age, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has already been called an “elder statesman of jazz.” It is a label he disputes, saying he is simply grateful to have achieved acclaim so young. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis Raises a Joyful Noise
When Wynton Marsalis, the 30-year-old trumpeter and most celebrated jazz musician of his generation, hits the stage at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night, he’ll be playing in a style that, for the most part, can’t be heard on his recordings. Keep reading »
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Marsalis tries out new works in Boston
CAMBRIDGE - Consider the late addition of Wynton Marsalis to the Regattabar schedule like the local stop of a Broadway bound show. The trumpeter will officially premier an extended composition, “In This House, On This Morning” at New York’s Lincoln Center next Wednesday, and is using the five-night Cambridge stay in part to test-run the commission into final shape. Keep reading »
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Marvelous Marsalis Septet at Kimball’s birthday party
CLASS SHOWS. Kimball’s East, celebrating its third birthday, presents the Wynton Marsalis Septet. That’s class. “We opened with Herbie Hancock in ‘89,” said proprietor Kimball Allen. “To have Wynton Marsalis for a third birthday is an especially nice present.” Keep reading »
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A few words — and a lot of music
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis doesn’t mince words. With him, one-word answers often suffice. His hobby? “Basketball” Advice to young players trying to make it? “Practice.” His thoughts on trumpet great Miles Davis? “Dead.” Keep reading »
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Marsalis Soars to New Heights
Although trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who opened Thursday at the Westwood Playhouse, is one of the most visible and commercially successful jazz musicians, his creative juices haven’t been diluted. Keep reading »