Archive for DVD

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles in Theaters and on DVD

On one special evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center, two musical icons, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, along with the stunning songstress Norah Jones, collectively brought their unique musical perspective to 15 of legendary Ray Charles’ hits such as “Hallelujah I Love Her So,” “Hit the Road Jack” and “Unchain My Heart.” Recorded in High Definition by HDNet, WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES gives music lovers a front-row seat to the sold-out concert, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, interviews and photos. WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES can be seen in select cinemas from October 15 and arrives in-stores on both Blu-Ray and DVD on October 20 from A&E Home Entertainment for $19.95 (SD) and $29.95 (BD).

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“Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City” DVD available in stores!

The new DVD by Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson: “Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City”, is now available in stores. You can order it directly from Amazon.com.
Released by Eagle Entertainment, the DVD features the live concert recorded at JALC on January 2007. Tracks are inter cut with interviews of both men where they expound articulately about the material and the presentation. Following you can also give a look to the DVD trailers. The two American icons will also perform in Rose Theater at 8 p.m. next February 9 and February 10, 2009. Norah Jones will be special guest. More info in the tour section

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Pre-order the new DVD by Willie and Wynton: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City

On October 28, 2008, Eagle Eye Media will release “Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center New York City” on DVD by Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson. (order the DVD on Amazon).
Tracks are inter cut with interviews of both men where they expound articulately about the material and the presentation. Following you can also give a look to the DVD trailer. The two American icons will also perform in Rose Theater at 8 p.m. next February 9 and February 10, 2009.

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Marsalis on Music available on DVD

The famous series entitled “Marsalis on Music”, in which Wynton explains the fundamentals of music to middle school audiences, is now available as four-DVD boxed set. Buy it directly on Amazon.com.
The companion book + CD is also available on Amazon.
Check the video section for a complete list of Wynton’s DVDs available.

Congo Square on DVD will be released on March 4

The DVD version of Congo Square will be available on March 4, 2008. You can pre-order it directly on Amazon.com. The performance was filmed last summer at Montreal Jazz Festival.
More info, liner notes and audio preview of the CD version can be found on the related Congo Square page.

“In This House, On This Morning” performance on DVD

A few months ago a new DVD has been released. It’s about a 1992 performance of In This House, On This Morning, by the Wynton Marsalis Septet.

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Wynton wrote the foreword for the new Louis Armstrong DVD

This month saw the release of the Jazz Icons series by San Diego’s Reelin’ In The Years.
Available on nine DVDs that will be released in a boxed set, the series features previously unreleased European performances by such legends as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.

Wynton wrote the foreword for the Louis Armstrong DVD

A young Wynton Marsalis with Art Blakey on DVD

Out this month is a DVD version of a 1982 concert of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in performance at the Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian Institution. The hourlong concert features a young Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, his brother Branford on baritone saxophone, Bill Pierce on tenor sax, Donald Brown on piano and Charles Fambrough on bass as they swing through “Little Man,” “My Ship,” “New York,” “Webb City” and a closing medley. A brief interview with Blakey is included.

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