Comments on: Red Hot Holiday Stomp reviewed by the New York Times http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/ Official web site for jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. Offers news, tour dates, latest releases, audio and video podcast, biography, discography, photo gallery. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:45:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sonalii http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-35 Sonalii Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:56:10 +0000 http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-35 Jurzy, Italy was wonderful and I am anxiously looking forward to returning this spring. I'm sure the music at the stomp was excellent as Wynton never seems to disappoint. Jurzy,

Italy was wonderful and I am anxiously looking forward to returning this spring. I’m sure the music at the stomp was excellent as Wynton never seems to disappoint.

]]> By: Jurzy Girl http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-34 Jurzy Girl Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:55:37 +0000 http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-34 Sonalii, you would have been very disappointed. NOT WITH THE MUSIC, of course, but with the general lack of enthusiasm...it was not festive or fun or lively. I wanted to dance in the aisles too! I wanted a celebration, you know?! The promos had me all excited about a celebration. Your trip to Italy was best and I hope you enjoyed it tremendously!!! JG Sonalii, you would have been very disappointed. NOT WITH THE MUSIC, of course, but with the general lack of enthusiasm…it was not festive or fun or lively. I wanted to dance in the aisles too! I wanted a celebration, you know?! The promos had me all excited about a celebration. Your trip to Italy was best and I hope you enjoyed it tremendously!!!

JG

]]> By: Sonalii http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-33 Sonalii Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:55:22 +0000 http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-33 So I would have been disappointed Jurzy had I attended the concert? When I first received my JALC events calendar, I saw the holiday stomp advertisement and immediately my thoughts ran to people dancing in the aisles "New Orleans style" to the music. I wanted to take my niece thinking it would be a festive event. Alas, I was invited on a trip to Rome, Italy and Italy won out. Sure I would have liked to attend the Stomp with my niece, however from your review and what I read in the New York Times, I would have probably been disappointed as well. So I would have been disappointed Jurzy had I attended the concert? When I first received my JALC events calendar, I saw the holiday stomp advertisement and immediately my thoughts ran to people dancing in the aisles “New Orleans style” to the music. I wanted to take my niece thinking it would be a festive event. Alas, I was invited on a trip to Rome, Italy and Italy won out. Sure I would have liked to attend the Stomp with my niece, however from your review and what I read in the New York Times, I would have probably been disappointed as well.

]]> By: Jurzy Girl http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-32 Jurzy Girl Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:54:59 +0000 http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2005/12/17/red-hot-holiday-stomp-reviewed-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-32 You know, I could have used some more of the "stomp" promosed by the adverstisements for the concert. The concert was lovely, the music was sublime but I have come to expect that of the musicians who perform at Jazz. The concert lacked energy...the four-hands piano was OUTSTANDING and Temperly gave a few incredible solos but overall I could have easily fallen asleep. Mr. Marsalis is a romantic on the keyboard, or at least he was during the performance I saw, and the group swayed toward this tendancy rather than "swung" toward euphoria. Loved them all but the "bells, baby, bells" promo geared me up for a level of excitement and holiday cheer that was absent from this show. JG You know, I could have used some more of the “stomp” promosed by the adverstisements for the concert. The concert was lovely, the music was sublime but I have come to expect that of the musicians who perform at Jazz. The concert lacked energy…the four-hands piano was OUTSTANDING and Temperly gave a few incredible solos but overall I could have easily fallen asleep. Mr. Marsalis is a romantic on the keyboard, or at least he was during the performance I saw, and the group swayed toward this tendancy rather than “swung” toward euphoria. Loved them all but the “bells, baby, bells” promo geared me up for a level of excitement and holiday cheer that was absent from this show.

JG

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