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Live at The House of Tribes reviewed on All About Jazz
Wynton Marsalis’ dominance seems at times so complete that it’s easy to either become suspicious of the musician represented by the vita sheet, or take it as a given that he’s the world’s greatest trumpet player, if not music-maker. Live at the House of Tribes offers little conclusive evidence for either position, but it certainly makes the case for a non-controversial middle ground.
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A new iTunes exclusive: Wynton’s Live Session
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Wynton and his quartet recorded three exclusive tracks for this iTunes session, including Sparks, the song featured in the ad. Also included is a unique behind-the-scenes video of the ad recording session and Wynton discusses his jazz influences, a performance at an Apple Keynote in late 2005 and the TV itself.
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Wynton’s woes
Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize in music. He’s got a basketful of Grammys. And he’s become the music director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, which lands in Chicago for two gigs this weekend.
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Wynton sounds off - Marsalis expounds on post-Katrina creativity, the Bring New Orleans Back Commission and all that jazz
Wynton Marsalis, the most prominent New Orleans jazz trumpeter since Louis Armstrong, first toured Hurricane Katrina’s devastation in October. His take on the state of the city? “We’re in bad shape,” he said, “but it was better than I thought it was, based on what I’d heard.” Keep reading »
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Video from Wynton’s speech at Tulane University
Tulane University - This video captures the absolute brilliance on the night of January 16, 2006.
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Wynton’s speech at Tulane University in New Orleans
Most of you have returned at a time when many would have stayed away,” Wynton said monday night at an event on Tulane’s campus welcoming back the city’s students, before playing a set with a band that included his pianist father, Ellis.
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Today, he and the rest of the Cultural Subcommittee of Mayor Nagin’s Bring New Orleans Back committee will present their work to the Mayor and the City of New Orleans. -
“Detroit Motor City Jazz” broadcasted on WBGO
Tomorrow January 14 at 8pm WBGO will live broadcast (Real Player required) the last evening of the concert series Detroit Motor City Jazz from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis features Ron Carter, Marcus Belgrave, Curtis Fuller, Charles McPherson and Yusef Lateef. -
Wynton explains: What is the Blues
Explore the meaning and structure of the blues, the foundation of American music.
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Wynton Marsalis, in his Jazz for young people concert series at Lincoln Center, hosts a soulful investigation on the form, feeling and function of the blues and its integral role in jazz.
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Wynton to perform at Tulane University
Wynton will appear on the Tulane University campus on Martin Luther King Day to help celebrate the reopening of Tulane, Xavier, Dillard and Loyola universities, all forced to forgo their fall semesters due to damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina.
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The new Apple iTunes + iPod TV ad featuring Wynton
If you’ve been following the Macworld 06 keynote that just wrapped up, you might have heard that Apple showed a new iTunes iPod ad with Wynton Marsalis, silhouette style with Wynton and his band.
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