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League of American Orchestra’s National Conference, June 7 - 17, to Include New Voices, Showcase Performances by Ten U.S. Orchestras
Wynton Marsalis, Renowned Musician, Composer, and Bandleader, Opening Plenary Keynote in Conversation with League President and CEO Simon Woods Examining where orchestras are now and looking ahead to the future, the League’s National Conference, “Embracing a Changed World,” will tackle the big questions through new perspectives, actionable content, and provocative discussion. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet in Pennsylvania
For JazzTimes’ (and this writer’s) first time back to physical, face-front-to-the-stage live performance in more than a year, one thing was certain: It was spooky. George-Romero-Night-of-the-Living-Dead-flesh-eating-ghouls-spooky-meets-Dustin Hoffman-Morgan-Freeman-Outbreak-style-spooky, what with the venue’s house lights remaining up during the show and a (literally) spaced-out audience in masked, rapt attention. And yet it was all so cathartic too, joyous and holy. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis & Dr. Ronald Crutcher to Keynote at Future of Music Faculty Fellowship
The Cleveland Institute of Music’s Future of Music Faculty Fellowship has added internationally acclaimed musician, composer and educator Wynton Marsalis, and national leader in higher education and distinguished classical musician Dr. Ronald Crutcher to the already impressive list of keynote speakers and faculty for the inaugural program. Keep reading »
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Cabrillo Festival - Composers in Conversation Vol. 3: Wynton Marsalis and Tan Dun
Wynton Marsalis will be featured along with Tan Dun in the third episode of Cabrillo Festival’s monthly online discussion series, Composers in Conversation, which features small groups of composers and Festival Music Director/Conductor Cristian Măcelaru talking about their experiences as creators of new music. Keep reading »
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15 U.S. high school big bands selected for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s virtual Essentially Ellington festival 2021, nation’s premier jazz education event
Faced with enormous challenges due to concerns around COVID-19, band directors and high school student jazz musicians around the country have applied innovative and creative approaches to perform with and learn from each other Keep reading »
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Tri-C JazzFest Hosts Panel Discussion on Film Showcased at CIFF
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will premiere a video discussion focused on the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland-supported TOPOWA! Never Give Up at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF). Virtual conversation launching April 8 features famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Keep reading »
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‘Our music was born in hard times’: How Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra keeps playing
When the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra played its last concert in front of an audience in late February 2020, its members thought they had a bright and busy future ahead of them. Keep reading »
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Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Ken Fischer and Wynton Marsalis: Everybody In, Nobody Out
UMS President Emeritus Ken Fischer and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will be joining the Penny Stamps Series line-up on April 9th, 2021! Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2021 Gala Concert: Innovation + Soul
Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, host Dee Dee Bridgewater, and special appearances by President Bill Clinton, Pedrito Martinez, Lil Buck, Veronica Swift, Michael Rodriguez, Sean Mason Keep reading »
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Treats Audiences to Baroque this Spring
In what organizers call “perfect timing,” a small ensemble of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians gathered on stage in early March to record a series of Baroque music videos that will be released over the course of eight weeks beginning March 24. Keep reading »