In the next months a new book will be out, written by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward. It will be entitled:
Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life
Published by: Random House
* Category: Music - Jazz
* Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
* On Sale: September 16, 2008
* Price: $27.00
* ISBN: 978-1-4000-6078-8 (1-4000-6078-8)
More info to come soon…
The Community Partnership for Protecting Children and Prevent Child Abuse - Catoosa present a benefit production of JAZZ A∙B∙Z, a musical revue based on the book by Wynton Marsalis.
Have you ever seen the “This Is Your Brain on Jazz” poster?
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel, a Nobel laureate for his work on the biological basis of memory, cites Wynton Marsalis as an exemplar what he calls “implicit memory” in his new popular science book: In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind:
…implicit memory, a form of memory that is not recalled consciously. Implicit memory is responsible not only for simple perceptual and motor skills but also, in principle, for the pirouettes of Margot Fonteyn, the trumpeting technique of Wynton Marsalis, the accurate ground strokes of Andre Agassi, and the leg movements of an adolescent riding a bicycle. Implicit memory guides us through well-established routines that are not consciously controlled…
Marsalis on Music: The Book & CD Companion to the Public Television Series (from 1995), has just been reviewed on the AllAboutJazz.com
The new Hamilton Community Theatre will present Jazz ABZ, a musical revue based on the book by Wynton Marsalis, April 2 and 9.
Jazz ABZ features selections from Wynton’s new book of poetry for children and adults interwoven with live performances of jazz standards made famous by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and many more.
The production is directed by Randy Forester. Musical direction is provided by Robert Crabtree who performs jazz keyboard and conducts the band.
Advance tickets are $12 and can be purchased on-line through the theatre’s website. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Matinee performances will be Sunday, April 2, and Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. at the Hamilton Community Church, 7997 Shallowford Road. Visit www.hamiltoncommunitytheatre.com or call (423) 304-7157 for tickets or more information.
Jazz ABZ, written by Wynton Marsalis and illustratred by Paul Rogers, is the Winner of the 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Special Award: Words and Music.
This is a special section for books on music to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of W. A. Mozart, who lived in Bologna while studying at the Conservatoire.
BolognaRagazzi 2006 is promoted by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in collaboration with Ibby Italia. Among the most prestigious international awards conferred each year to the children’s publishers.
Jazz ABZ is available on Amazon.com
Wynton will be in Brooks Brothers’ Madison Avenue store on Monday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m. to sign copies of his new book, Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits
Hurricane Katrina: The Storm That Changed America is a collection of photographs and essays by the staff and editors of the respected news magazine, Time.
The book is organized in a day-by-day chronology of the storm, from the time it swiped south Florida until its devastating landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, and Time’s writers tell the story of the storm in their reports from the scene.
Among the essays is an introduction from Wynton, who reminds readers that “New Orleans has a habit of tweaking the national consciousness at pivotal times,” citing the city’s importance during the War of 1812 and the Civil War, as well as its role in the struggle for racial equality.
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