"Don't let the form you have chosen interfere with the music as it reveals itself. Take the music as it comes and change the form"
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Information
- Genre:
- Jazz
- Hometown:
- New Orleans
- Record Label:
- The Orchard
Highlights
Wynton Marsalis
Friday evening I was moved to have been awarded the Legion of Honor Medal, France's highest distinction, by French Ambassador Pierre Vimont in a very soulful ceremony at the French Embassy in New York City. I was deeply touched by the presence of my father, Jean Louis Guilhaumon - Marciac's Mayor and founder of the Mar...ciac Jazz Festival, Philippe and Betty Camus, Bill and Camille Cosby, David and Lisa Schiff, and so many of my closest friends and loved ones.Read More
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French Ambassador Pierre Vimont presents Wynton Marsalis the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor medal, France's highest distinction, in a very special ceremony at the French Embassy in New York by French Cultural Services. ...
Wynton Marsalis Movement V incorporates the sounds of New York City: concrete, steel and glass. It's a big orchestration with many chords but still keeps the form of the blues.
Wynton Marsalis I am humbled that Ambassador Pierre Vimont will confer upon me the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor this evening. My love for the people of this country cannot be captured in words. I am forever grateful of the love and support they have shown me throughout the years.
Wynton Marsalis I'm in rehearsals for the Jazz For Young People: Who is Mary Lou Williams? concert we are doing in NYC on Saturday. Hope to see y'all there!
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Mary Lou Williams was the leading lady of jazz, a skilled pianist and a masterful composer who influenced generations of musicians to take up musical instruments and pick up the pen. Host Wynton Marsalis ...
Wynton Marsalis The 4th Movement is blues. Each chorus features a different American root groove. The 4/4 Swing, Stride, Western Shuffle, Train Shuffle, Church 12/8 and Boogie Woogie are all heard.
Wynton Marsalis My quintet and Willie Nelson played for Bill Cosby as he received the 2009 Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center last week. Check it out as it airs on PBS tomorrow night.
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http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/ Jimmy Heath, Willie Nelson, and Wynton Marsalis improvise together at the Twelth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, which airs on PBS stations nationwide on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET.
Wynton Marsalis Movement III. This is my ragtime. In New Orleans, the early ragtime bands played marches, waltzes, schottische and other dances. All of this is incorporated into this movement.
Wynton Marsalis I've released my new album Christmas Jazz Jam at Target and on iTunes. It's a hip twist on the classic holiday tunes. Check out some behind the scenes footage from the photo shoot I did for the cover and here one of the tracks from the album.
Wynton Marsalis
Prior to the premiere, Wynton will take part in Conversations of Note, a conversation between Wynton and ASO Music Director Robert Spano spotlighting the World Premiere of Wynton's Blues Symphony and his previous and upcoming compositions.
This event is free and open to the public. Due to space limitations, RSVPs are ...strongly encouraged. To RSVP for this event please call 404.733.4850.
Wednesday, November 18th at 7 p.m.
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center
Watch Wynton discuss the movements of Blues Symphony:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
This event is free and open to the public. Due to space limitations, RSVPs are ...strongly encouraged. To RSVP for this event please call 404.733.4850.
Wednesday, November 18th at 7 p.m.
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center
Watch Wynton discuss the movements of Blues Symphony:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
Conversation between Wynton and ASO Music Director Robert Spano
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:Atlanta Symphony Hall
Wynton Marsalis
Music Director Robert Spano will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s new symphonic work, Blues Symphony. The new work celebrates the blues through the prism of different moments in American history, and will be the first work by Marsalis composed exclusively for symphony orche...stra. Wynton will not be playing on this piece but will be in attendance.
November 19 and 20, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
November 22, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center
For tickets and more information, click here http://www.atlantasymphony.org/Calendar/
Watch Wynton discuss the movements of Blues Symphony:
Movements I-II
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
Movement III
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
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November 19 and 20, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
November 22, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center
For tickets and more information, click here http://www.atlantasymphony.org/Calendar/
Watch Wynton discuss the movements of Blues Symphony:
Movements I-II
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
Movement III
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?
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Time:8:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Atlanta Symphony Hall
Wynton Marsalis I'm working day and night on Blues Symphony, the piece I'm writing for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. I had a chance to sit down and talk about each of the 7 movements in the piece. Here are the first two. I'll be posting videos of me talking about the other movements in the days to come.
Wynton Marsalis
I'm on the train down to Washington, DC so I can help honor my good friend Bill Cosby as he receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/s
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The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes artists who have made a significant contribution to the world of American comedy.
Wynton Marsalis I sat down with CNN the other day to talk about the blues. http://bit.ly/3pxx41
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Jazz master Wynton Marsalis says the blues is the true American music -- the heartbeat and unifying principle of jazz, country, R&B, gospel and other styles -- but it's been relegated to the back of the bus by greed and the legacy of racism.
Wynton Marsalis Next week the JLCO and I will be performing music that I've written at the House of Swing.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center's Artistic Director, founder and bandleader Wynton Marsalis has composed for every type of ensemble, but has written some of his most compelling music for quintets and septets. For ...
