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Congo Square tour started on June 14 from Rochester. Here is a review of the concert by Democrat and Chronicle. Wynton was also interviewed by the Philadelphia Tribune for the concert in Philadelphia (review by the Philadelphia Inquirer), by the Pocono Record for the event at the Mountain Laurel Center in Bushkill, and by WCPN Ideastream (mp3 audio) for the upcoming concert in Cleveland (June 18). In the interview fro WCPN, Ideastream music director Bobby Jackson caught up Yacub Addy’s wife and manager, Amina as well as Wynton, who talked about Congo Square and the African connections.
Please check the complete tour schedule for more info about the Congo Square tour. Feel free to send us you review and photos with Wynton. They will be published on our site.

On April 26, Wynton participated in a Q&A session at Tribeca Film Festival, with the filmmakers of Chops, a documentary film directed by Bruce Broder that follows a Florida high school jazz band’s journey to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival.
Here you can find a video interview to Wynton about “Chops” on NY1.com or watch the trailer.

On Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio, the currently featured show is Congo Square.
You can listen to the complete show (Real Player required) or listen to some interesting interview about the composition.
In the first interview, Amina Addy describes the difficulty of the collaboration.
Then Wynton talks about the technical challenges associated with the piece, and describes the structure of the piece.
Last, Carlos Henriquez helps jazz musicians understand the African bell pattern

You can follow the show using the text script and watch to a Congo Square photo gallery by Frank Stewart.

The Boston Herald has just published a new interview to Wynton about his new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.
Wynton is in Boston today to play at Symphony Hall with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
This is the last date of the “The Songs We Love” tour. On March 29, 30, 31, Wynton will play the same concert at Rose Theater, in New York City.

On March 24, Wynton was in Savannah with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to play as Savannah Music Festival. Here is an article about the concert by Savanna Morning News
Before the concert, Wynton made a brief appearance at 514 West, a restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to say a few words about King Oliver.
The event culminated in the unveiling of a plaque in Oliver’s honor. The plaque was affixed to the exterior of the restaurant’s historic brick wall. Here is a small video about Wynton’s tribute for King Oliver.

You can also take a look to our FORUM and read some nice and detailed reviews about Wynton’s concert in Atlanta on March 23, by two of our friends, Sonalii and Lee Lee who attended the concert.

Wynton was also interviewed by the Kansas City Star about his latest album.

Wynton is featured on the April 2007 issue of JazzTimes. He has also the cover page of the magazine.
Here is an excerpt from the interview by Bill Milkowsky.

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Saturday night, March 17, Wynton played at Civic Hall in Richmond with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
The concert has been reviewed by the Palladium.

Wynton has been also interviewed about his new album by the St. Cloud Times.

Wynton has been recently interviewed by NPR (audio interview - Real player required), and by the Toronto Star about his new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary
The NPR interview is very interesting and Wynton also explains how he created the music of the new song: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary.