“Marsalis on Music” reviewed on All About Jazz
Marsalis on Music: The Book & CD Companion to the Public Television Series (from 1995), has just been reviewed on the AllAboutJazz.com
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Jazz ABZ at Hamilton Community Theatre
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 wins the 2006 Bologna Ragazzi Special Award
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 sign copies of his new book
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
Wynton wrote an introduction on a new book about Katrina
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.
Jazz ABZ reviewed on the New York Times
The New York Times has just published a review on the new book: Jazz ABZ written by Wynton and illustrated by Paul Rogers.
Read the complete article (free registration needed)
On National Public Radio web site is possible to view some illustrations and read some poems from Jazz ABZ
Jazz ABZ is now available in bookstores
Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits is now in bookstores.
Wynton has collaborated with illustrator Paul Rogers and jazz historian Phil Schaap to create a children’s book…while Rogers developed the concept for the book, he sought the help of Wynton to bring it to fruition.
The book is available on Amazon.com
