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Red Hot Holiday Stomp reviewed by the New York Times

Thursday night, Wynton with a nonet played for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Red Hot Holiday Stomp.
The concert has just been reviewed by the New York Times (free subscription needed)

“Wynton with Strings” reviewed by the New York Times

“Wynton with Strings”, thursday night’s concert at Rose Theater to celebrate Wynton’s 25-year solo career, has just been reviewed by the New York Times (free subscription needed)

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

Griot New York reviewed on the New York Times

Wednesday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, Wynton and his septet played live for a lovely revival of the first collaboration with coreographer Garth Fagan, “Griot New York,” first seen on 1991 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Here is a review of the evening on the New York Times (free registration needed)

Wynton and Garth Fagan talk about the upcoming concert

“Wynton came to us with the music for the love duet Spring Yaoundé,” Mr. Fagan said, “but when he saw it, he said, ‘No, man, I’m not going to use this,’ and he tossed away what he’d come with, and sat down at the piano, and with one hand on the keys, he put his trumpet to his mouth and just composed an extraordinary ballad right there. I mean the damn walls were crying with emotion by the end of it.”

This an extract from an article about the upcoming concert at Rose Theater by Wynton and Garth Fagan Dance.
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“Bringing Back the Music” reviewed by the New York Times

The New York Times (free registration needed) has jut published a review of yesterday night concert at Avery Fisher Hall.
Wynton played with his quartet and the New York Philharmonic and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Higher Ground benefit concert reviewed on New York Times

Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, the five hours concert, led by Wynton at Frederick P.Rose Hall last September 17, has been reviewed online on the New York Times (free subscription needed)