Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis's exploration of socio-cultural and political issues has yielded some of his most inspired and provocative work over the last four decades including the GRAMMYⓇ Award-winning Black Codes (From the Underground) in 1985, Blood on the Fields ─ the first jazz composition ever to win a Pulitzer Prize─ in 1996, All Rise in 2002 (performed by Symphonic Orchestras the world over to great acclaim), and From the Plantation to the Penitentiary in 2007, which according to one reviewer, "reveals some important truth about this country with a lot of anger and heart. " On August 21, 2020, Blue Engine Records will release The Ever Fonky Lowdown, the latest Marsalis composition to directly address the irresistible cocktail of deception, racism, greed, and gullibility that subverts the global fight for human rights and corrupts the possibilities and promise of democracy in America and around the world.
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Wynton Marsalis's exploration of socio-cultural and political issues has yielded some of his most inspired and provocative work over the last four decades including the GRAMMYⓇ Award-winning Black Codes (From the Underground) in 1985, Blood on the Fields ─ the first jazz composition ever to win a Pulitzer Prize─ in 1996, All Rise in 2002 (performed by Symphonic Orchestras the world over to great acclaim), and From the Plantation to the Penitentiary in 2007, which according to one reviewer, "reveals some important truth about this country with a lot of anger and heart."
On August 21, 2020, Blue Engine Records will release The Ever Fonky Lowdown, the latest Marsalis composition to directly address the irresistible cocktail of deception, racism, greed, and gullibility that subverts the global fight for human rights and corrupts the possibilities and promise of democracy in America and around the world.
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by Rachel Stone - Oct 20, 2026
The Paley Center for Media announced a live performance and storytelling event with Latin pop group SANTOS BRAVOS, plus a hands-on music workshop for high school students through a partnership with Notes for Notes.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2026
Tony, EMMY and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist Josh Groban hosted his annual Find Your Light Benefit Concert for Arts Education. Check out photos here!
by Rachel Stone - Oct 20, 2026
Spanish-born trombonist Juanga Lakunza releases VISION, featuring drummer Jeff 'Tain' Watts, pianist David Kikoski, bassist John Benitez, and saxophonist Coleman Rose on the new album.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 19, 2026
Pianist Laszlo Gardony will present music from his award-winning 2015 album LIFE IN REAL TIME with a sextet featuring saxophonists Don Braden, Temidayo Balogun, and Stan Strickland at Cambridge's Regattabar.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2026
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Music Director Radu Paponiu will present a season of five concerts featuring works by composers including Michael Tilson Thomas, Beethoven, and Ravel.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2026
Two Wisconsin high school jazz ensembles will open for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at the Marcus Performing Arts Center this week.
by - Oct 13, 2026
GatherNYC will present its 2026–2027 season at Jazzcultural, a new Manhattan listening room, featuring 31 weekly Sunday concerts. The series founded by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd will include classical performances, spoken word, and silence.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 13, 2026
The Juilliard Orchestra will present concerts at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and David Geffen Hall, with conducting debuts by Luis Castillo-Briceño, José Luis Gómez, and Dalia Stasevska.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 8, 2026
Pianist Aaron Diehl performs solo in the historic Rosen House at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, as part of the venue's 2026-2027 concert series.
by Debbie Hall - Oct 8, 2026
Rei Hotoda has officially taken the podium as Music Director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, marking a new chapter for both the acclaimed conductor and the orchestra.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
Jazz pianist and vocalist Danny Sinoff will perform at Feinstein's at The Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, Indiana, presenting selections from the Great American Songbook alongside special guest Benny Benack III.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026
SMOKE Jazz Club announced its November programming featuring bebop saxophonist Charles McPherson, NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart, and TENOR TITANS, a quintet led by Wayne Escoffery and Jimmy Greene.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 9, 2026
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, an original member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is a walking revival. Read a conversation about WELOME TO GEORGIA TOWN, on October 9 and 10 at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Rachel Stone - Oct 2, 2026
The Chicago jazz collective returns with their second album after a six-year hiatus, featuring original compositions by co-leaders Jim Kaczmarek and Scott Mertens.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 2, 2026
Trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn released the second single from his new album, a seven-song project drawing inspiration from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead and recontextualizing it through African American experiences.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2026
54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2026
Columbus Jazz will present ELLA AND LOUIS at the Southern Theatre, featuring bandleader Byron Stripling and guest vocalist Carmen Bradford performing music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026
Pianist Judith Lynn Stillman will headline back-to-back performances in Rhode Island with Broadway stars Morgan James and Michael Maliakel. Admission is free with advance registration required.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2026
Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the COLBURN ORCHESTRA in a season-opening concert at The Soraya featuring works by Márquez, Kevin Puts, Falla, and Giménez, with student soloists on marimba and mezzo-soprano.
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