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Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes” and Thoughts on the Highway
It is midafternoon on a recent weekday and jazz legend Wynton Marsalis is driving across the Southwest, taking the call on speakerphone that his 1985 album, “Black Codes (From the Underground),” has been inducted into the 2023 class of the National Recording Registry. Keep reading »
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“Black Codes (From The Underground)” among 25 additions to National Recording Registry 2023
On Wednesday the Library announced 25 audio recordings — the oldest dating back to 1908 — that are being inducted to the Registry, a compendium of sound recordings deemed representative of America’s artistic, cultural and historic treasures. Keep reading »
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Review | Wynton Marsalis Septet, a Horn of Plenty
Masterful trumpeter and band leader Wynton Marsalis made good on his tradition of an annual visit to Santa Barbara, again hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures at the Granada Theatre last week. Keep reading »
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Seven Steps to Wynton, at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre
For many years now, Santa Barbara’s concert calendar of world-class touring artists has featured famed Wynton Marsalis, as a premier trumpeter and fearless leader of his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Paquito D’Rivera Perform World Premiere of Elio Villafranca and Edmar Castañedas’ “Tres Aguas & Colors of Colombia”
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) presents the world premiere of Tres Aguas & Colors of Colombia—new works commissioned by JALC created by global jazz composers Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca (Tres Aguas) and Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda (Colors of Colombia), and brought to life by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guest Paquito d’Rivera in Rose Theater on April 14-15 at 8pmET. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2023-24 Season of World Premiere Commissions, Unique Collaborations, and Festivals
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis proudly announce the organization’s 36th season of concerts featuring the organization’s customary mix of world premiere commissions and collaborations with iconic guest artists, as well as celebrations of milestones and major figures in jazz and its related genres. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis announced as 2023 commencement speaker at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan has announced that Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be the 2023 Spring Commencement speaker at the April 29 commencement ceremony, which will be held at the Michigan Stadium. Keep reading »
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Award-winning musician to host 10th annual community dialogue
Wynton Marsalis will serve as the distinguished speaker at the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s 2023 Delivering Democracy event April 1 Keep reading »
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Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis Named Colgate University 2023 Commencement Speaker
Marsalis to receive honorary degree alongside Joe Castiglione ’68, IIya Kaminsky, Mary Ann Moran ’77 and Mark Siegel ’73. Keep reading »
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15 Finalists to Compete in 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival 2023
Nation’s Premier Jazz Education Event to Feature 15 High School-Aged Bands from Across the Country in Performance and Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center From May 11-13, 2023 Keep reading »