-
The Crimson: “From The Plantation To The Penitentiary”
“I ain’t your bitch, I ain’t your ho,” cries out vocalist Jennifer Sanon in a style reminiscent of Billie Holliday. The sentiment defines “Love and Broken Hearts,” an attack on hip-hop culture from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ new release, “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.” Sanon grieves the decline of the love song and the rise of “modern day minstrels” with “songless tunes,” who emphasize sex over romance. Keep reading »
-
Fourth track from the album: Here…Now, is now available
Here…Now is the first web-only album released by Wynton Marsalis.
Keep reading »
Starting from today you can freely download the fourth track: Style -
Wynton Marsalis to speak at Arts Advocacy Day 2007
National Arts Advocacy Day 2007 will be held March 12-13 in Washington, DC, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The breakfast will feature a keynote presentation by Wynton; special remarks by members of Congress and other celebrity artists; and a special performance by Melody Gardot, singer-songwriter and recipient of the 2007 VSA arts International Young Soloists Award.
Keep reading » -
Making Degas and Picasso Into Jazz Stars
Music is like a painting that exists in time; painting is like music that exists in space. Bringing them together was the worthy goal of “Jazz and Art,” a weekend concert series inspired by the collection at the Modern Museum of Art and presented this weekend at the Rose Theater by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra was heard under the direction of multireed player — here called “guest conductor” — Ted Nash, who normally plays alto saxophone and flute with the band.
Keep reading » -
Wynton playing with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
January 1982. Seventh Avenue South. New York City
Keep reading » -
Wynton played and spoke live for NBC Nightly News
Last night, Wynton performed live from the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Keep reading »
He spoke with anchor Brian Williams for NBC Nightly News about the state of his hometown and the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, on this, the second Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina. -
Preview the new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
Wynton’s new album, entitled: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, will be in stores on March 6, 2007.
Keep reading » -
Wynton playing Big Fat Hen at House of Tribes - Part 2
House of Tribes posted the second part of the video entitle: Big Fat Hen.
Keep reading »
Enjoy two wonderful solos by pianist Eric Lewis and Wynton himself. -
Brush Strokes of Sound: Art That Keeps Changing
One morning last July, the saxophonist Ted Nash took a spin through the fourth- and fifth-floor galleries at the Museum of Modern Art. It was a visit studded with small realizations, in the placid hour before crowds arrive. Ann Temkin, MoMA’s curator of painting and sculpture, was there to answer questions, of which Mr. Nash had a few. Keep reading »
-
Wynton’s 10 great places to get jazzed about great jazz
Swing your way through Black History Month with jazz. Rooted in African folk music traditions and the American soil, jazz was invented in the USA. Trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis shares his picks of top jazz clubs with Kathy Baruffi for USA TODAY. Marsalis is artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, the first complex ever built specifically for this indigenous music form. The state-of-the-art spaces include the cozy Dizzy Club Coca-Cola (jalc.org), where top talent is served together with great food and knockout views of the skyline.
Keep reading »
Home»
News Updates