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 - Sep 3, 2026
Yola Nash's album MANHATTAN WHISPERS received a Global Music Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album and a World Entertainment Award nomination as the artist prepares to perform at New York Fashion Week.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026
Tickets are now available for the 69th Monterey Jazz Festival, featuring 74 performances across five stages, including a duo set from Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2026
New England Conservatory has revealed its Fall 2026 Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts programming, featuring concerts, residencies, master classes, jam sessions and more, with nearly all events free.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2026
Wynton Marsalis and the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA will perform two nights at the Marcus Performing Arts Center as part of its Culture Collective Series.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2026
Conductor James Gaffigan will begin his fourth season as General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin while launching his tenure as Music Director Designate of Houston Grand Opera with Floyd's SUSANNAH.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026
The Harlem Jazz Series will feature weekly performances by CRAIG HARRIS & THE HARLEM NIGHTSONGS BIG BAND alongside guest artists Melissa Slocum, Carla Cook, Mala Waldron, and Ricardo Strobert at Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 1, 2026
The Paley Center for Media announced a year-round music initiative featuring live performances, songwriter showcases, and listening parties, launching with the Nashville-focused series SOUTHERN ROUNDS.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026
Josh Groban will host his Find Your Light Foundation's Annual Benefit Concert for Arts Education, honoring Wynton Marsalis and The Oliver Sacks Foundation at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 31, 2026
Blue Note Hawaii will present a September lineup featuring THE FOUR TOPS, Judy Collins, THE RESIDENTS, and Chrisette Michele, alongside jazz, comedy, and Hawaiian music acts in Waikīkī.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2026
South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival in Somers Point, N.J., featuring trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpeter Jon Faddis honoring Louis Armstrong's legacy at Gateway Playhouse.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 21, 2026
Vocalist Ekep Nkwelle announced her debut album Caged Bird, inspired by Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," alongside the first single "Early One Mornin'."
by Rachel Stone - Aug 21, 2026
Pianist and composer Mathis Picard will release his debut album with THE SOUND ORCHESTRA, blending jazz tradition with rhythms from Madagascar, Afro-Cuban music, and 1970s funk, alongside new single Portrait of Lizzy.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2026
Latin GRAMMY-nominated harpist Edmar Castañeda will lead his quartet in a performance at McCarter Theatre's Berlind Theatre, blending Colombian music traditions with contemporary jazz.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
The South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival honoring Louis Armstrong, featuring headliners Wycliffe Gordon and Jon Faddis at Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 19, 2026
The Monterey Jazz Festival will feature Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter's first-ever duo performance, along with Charles Lloyd, Shemekia Copeland, Brian Blade and Linda May Han Oh, plus emerging artists making festival debuts.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 18, 2026
Wilmington drummer and bandleader Jonathan Whitney will release a new album honoring enslaved people and freemen tied to the Cooch's Bridge Revolutionary War site in Delaware.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2026
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has opened registration for its TD Jazz for Teens program, offering jazz instruction and performance opportunities for student musicians ages 13-18.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 10, 2026
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced Season 2027, featuring Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, works by Mahler, Britten, Elgar and Walton, and performances led by Chief Conductor Jaime Martín.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a lineup including VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS, David Marino, and JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY over a two-week run.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2026
SFJAZZ will open its 2026-27 season with a September lineup marking centennials for Ray Brown, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, featuring Christian McBride, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Paul Cornish.
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