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Wynton’s Shanghai Suite Proves a Glorious Premiere
Several years ago, Wynton Marsalis, during an interview on CNN, was asked about the components of jazz. He said, “The main three components are blues, improvisation… and swing.” Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center opens its 35th season with the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ “The Shanghai Suite”
Some of us are old enough to remember when the Lincoln Center began presenting jazz concerts in 1987 with a 20-something Wynton Marsalis as its artistic director. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 35th Season Opens With The U.S. Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Shanghai Suite
To open Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 35th season, devoted to celebrating jazz as a global language, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents the U.S. debut of Shanghai Suite. Keep reading »