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Marsalis Mass Honors Harlem Church
A young institution pays tribute to a venerable one with Wynton Marsalis’s “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration.” It was written for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, founded in 1988, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a bulwark of African-American New York City. The orchestra introduced the work last week at its own Rose Theater. Keep reading »
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Marsalis summons the spirit
In the early days of jazz in New Orleans, Saturday night was the flip side of Sunday morning. The call-and-response dynamic among a band’s players was inspired by preacher and congregation; trumpeters emulated the bent-note wails and chants of gospel song. Keep reading »
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Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues
On July 8, 2008, Blue Note Records will release the album: Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues.
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Finalists announced for 13th Annual Essentially Ellington 2008
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced the 15 finalist bands for its prestigious 13th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. The bands will compete and participate in workshops, jam sessions and more, during the three-day competition and festival in New York City. The top-placing bands perform with Wynton Marsalis, as guest soloist, followed by a performance by the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra – all of whom serve as mentors for the finalist bands throughout the weekend. The festival culminates with an awards ceremony honoring outstanding soloists, sections and the top three bands.
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Abyssinian 200: A Celebration
On April 10, 11, 12 & 19, Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates The Abyssinian Baptist Church’s bicentennial with Abyssinian 200: A Celebration, a special mass and world premiere of music written by Wynton for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir.
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Wynton explains: What is a Jazz Singer ?
On April 4-5, 2008, Wynton hosts the final concert in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People series of the 2007-08 season titled, “What is a Jazz Singer?”
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Vocalists Carla Cook and Gregory Porter share the secrets behind the vocal stylings of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and others in an interactive family-friendly concert. -
Wynton plays for Marian McPortland 90th birthday
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, Marian McPartland celebrated her 90th birthday in a style befitting the "Grande Dame of Piano Jazz" with a little help from friends including Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis… Keep reading »
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Sheet Music shopping cart is working again
We solved a few tech problems with our shopping and now Wynton’s Sheet Music section is working finely again. Let us know if anyone of you had problems buying the PDF.
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Black Magic narrated by Wynton to broadcast on March 17
ESPN will televise its two-part documentary, Black Magic, narrated by Wynton Marsalis and Samuel L. Jackson, on March 16-17. Part 1 will be aired March 16, immediately following ESPN’s NCAA basketball tournament selection show, and Part 2 (narrated by Wynton) on March 17, both at 9 p.m ET, without commercial interruption.
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Video: Wynton Marsalis Septet in Warsaw 1994
These old videos come from a concert performed by Wynton and his Septet on November 20, 1994, in Warsaw (Poland).
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Personnel was: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Wes Anderson (alto sax), Victor Goines (tenor sax), Danilo Perez (piano), Ben Wolfe (bass), Herlin Riley (drums):
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