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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 2008-09 programming
Yesterday, March 4, 2008, Wynton with Executive Director Adrian Ellis and Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff announced the 2008-09 JALC season, featuring over 3,000 events including concerts, education events, broadcasts, worldwide touring (see attached chronology) and new partnership with MasterCard Worldwide. The 2008-09 season marks the organization’s 22nd season of programming and the fifth season in its home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. During the Press Conference, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet also played the song entitled: Razor Rim (one of the tracks of the new album “He and She” to be out soon…).
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“Playing Our Parts” Concert at JALC with Wynton and JLCO
On Monday, March 10, 2008, 7:30 p.m., Joe Lovano and John Scofield team up with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton to bring together incredible performers in a benefit concert for beloved bassist Dennis Irwin. All artists are donating their services and Jazz at Lincoln Center is donating its venue and staff to raise much-needed funds for Irwin through The Jazz Foundation of America. JALC invites the jazz community and music fans to come together in support of Dennis Irwin, who is in need of immediate financial support for medical treatment and expenses as he battles a serious illness.
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Next album will be entitled: He and She
Wynton’s next album for Blue Note will be released on Spring 2009 and will be entitled ““He and She”:http://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/he-and-she”. It is based on a poem that Wynton wrote.
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Video: Valentine’s Day Concert at JALC
On February 14, 2008, Wynton and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra played the Valentine’s Day concert at Rose Hall - JALC.
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Wynton is composing a new orchestral piece
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) have commissioned Wynton to compose a new orchestral piece. At the request of Wynton, ASO Music Director Robert Spano will serve as Wynton’s personal composition mentor, and will lead the ASO in the world premier performance during the NBAF’s 20th Anniversary season.
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Marsalis on Music available on DVD
The famous series entitled “Marsalis on Music”, in which Wynton explains the fundamentals of music to middle school audiences, is now available as four-DVD boxed set.
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Helped by his jazz band and students from Tanglewood, led by Seiji Ozawa, Wynton puts a fresh spin on music and music appreciation. -
Congo Square DVD will be released on March 4
The DVD version of Congo Square will be available on March 4, 2008. You can pre-order it directly on Amazon.com. The performance was filmed last summer at Montreal Jazz Festival.
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Wynton is writing a new book
In the next months a new book, written by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward, will be out.
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Review - Wynton Marsalis: Standards and Ballads
The complaint that some jazz folks have with Wynton Marsalis is that, way too soon in his career, he became an outspoken proponent of all that was old-fashioned and conventional. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis’ Sheet Music now available in PDF
Wynton is pleased to announce the availability of Sheet Music titles from his existing catalog as PDF downloads! Available instantly after checkout, the PDFs are fully downloadable and printable from home.
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Every PDF file is password protected with a unique password generated “on the fly” after your buying. The password is required to open and print the PDF files. The Free Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view and print the PDF files.
Each song comes a full score, each individual part and special performance notes from Wynton, himself.
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