Wynton Marsalis
| Born | October 18, 1961 |
| Hometown | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 6'5" (1.95m) |
| Children | Jasper Armstrong Marsalis |
| Parents | Ellis Marsalis Jr. |
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A virtuosic and generous-hearted new piano concerto, plus the best of April’s classical concerts
- As the funding climate for classical music becomes ever bleaker, so the temptation for regional orchestras (and London ones, come to that) is to play safe. Much to its credit, the RLPO under its newish chief conductor Domingo Hindoyan is deftly resisting the pressure, combining sure-fire audience pleasers with new works and forgotten masterpieces. Its own new-music orchestra Ensemble 10:10 is still going strong, commissioning national as well as local composers and programming the modernist mast
- The Columbus Dispatch
Jazz icon Branford Marsalis to perform in New Albany
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The 10 best classical and jazz concerts to book tickets for in spring 2024
The great jazz trumpeter and band-leader Wynton Marsalis stages another raid on classical territory with a new trumpet concerto, here receiving its UK premiere from Alison Balsom plus the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antonio Pappano – and paired with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé.
- EntertainmentMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
'MJ,' 'Wicked,' Neil Diamond musicals top list of Marcus Center's 2024-'25 Broadway series
The Marcus Performing Arts Center's 2024-'25 schedule also includes performances by Martha Graham Dance Company, Esperanza Spalding and Wynton Marsalis.
- EntertainmentThe Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.
'Sing and Swing' concert at SSU
Mar. 16—PORTSMOUTH — The Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra will swing and sing on March 22 at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University. The group's new show, "Sinatra Sings, Basie Swings," is a retrospective and a reimagining of the timeless collaboration between musical legends Frank Sinatra and Count Basie. Two icons of the American songbook, Sinatra and Basie first ...
- EntertainmentNY Daily News
Jazz at Lincoln Center to honor Tony Bennett at annual gala on April 17
NEW YORK — The late, great Tony Bennett will be the man of honor at this year’s Jazz at Lincoln Center gala. The New York City nonprofit announced the 19-time Grammy Award winner will be saluted during the fundraising event taking place April 17 at Frederick P. Rose Hall. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will serve as the house band for “Celebrating Tony Bennett,” ...
- EntertainmentThe Ironton Tribune, Ohio
Symphony to brings sounds of Sinatra, Bassie to SSU
Mar. 12—The Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra will be swinging and singing at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on the campus of Shawnee State University on Friday, March 22. The group's new show, "Sinatra Sings, Basie Swings," is a retrospective and a reimagining of the timeless collaboration between musical legends Frank Sinatra and Count Basie. Two icons of the American songbook, Sinatra ...
- USThe Bergen Record
Cassidy Hutchinson, ex-White House aide, to tell all at William Paterson University talk
Cassidy Hutchinson was propelled into the public eye in June 2022, giving what many political analysts considered to be explosive testimony.
- EntertainmentDetroit Free Press
Detroit Symphony ready for homecoming celebration following first tour in 7 years
The DSO and music director Jader Bignamini are feeling momentum as they head back to Orchestra Hall this weekend following a Florida tour.
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Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys
Jon Batiste, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and actor. At just 37, he has already won five Grammys — including, in 2022, album of the year, for …
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Branford Marsalis is the new artistic director at New Orleans music center named for his father
Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role of educator in a return to his hometown of New Orleans. Marsalis was named Tuesday as the new artistic director for the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, a donor-supported education and community center and the cornerstone of the Musicians' Village, a Habitat for Humanity housing development that benefited displ
- EntertainmentDetroit Free Press
DSO extends music director's contract through 2031; album of Wynton Marsalis symphony on the way
Jader Bignamini deal runs through 2031. Recording of a Wynton Marsalis symphony will be the DSO's first new album in eight years.
