Perugia (Italy) summer 1993, Wynton was there for Umbria Jazz, with his septet.
In this video-clip he duets with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon from the windows of his hotel room.
Wonderful !!! (thanks to our friend Vittorio Pio for this video)
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We recently digitalized an old VHS tape with some Wynton concerts, shot at the beginning of our fan club.
Here is the tune entitled Holy Ghost (25 mb - Quicktime needed), from the album: In this house, on this morning
This video-clip is from 1993 !!! Wynton and his septet are playing in Rome, after the Umbria Jazz days. Enjoy this wonderful video !
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This video is also available our iTunes Music Store podcast
Last Sunday October 2, we were in London to meet Wynton and listen to his All Rise concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Masur.
The concert at the Royal Albert Hall was amazing, so beautifully written and arranged…and it is so nice to see and listen to this composition, with the living composer playing in the orchestra!
This time we shooted for you some interesting clips at the afternoon rehearsal, where Wynton teached the choir how to properly sing some parts.
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Dear friends, exclusively for our fan club, and thanks to the guys of House of Tribes, we can show you some video-clips from the 12/15/2002 session. This video was made at House of Tribes at the same time the new album (in store on August 30, 2005) was being recorded.
It was directed by: Jeff Jones “The Jedi Master” (who also recorded the album) and was lit and shot by Director of Photography/Cameraman, Chuck Fishbein and Beth Garrigal.
Just friends (A)
Just friends (B)
What is this thing called love (A)
What is this thing called love (B)
Caravan
Cherokee (A)
Cherokee (B)
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On Thursday October 21, in Frederick P. Rose Theater, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton played a short opening set of jazz tunes that deal with humor.
Some were directly representational (Wynton’s Ellingtonian “Back to Basics,” which portrays laughter through a trumpet), some just sounded happy-go-lucky (Thelonious Monk’s singsong “Green Chimneys”) and some were jazz’s best novelty songs (”Salt Peanuts” and ”Open the Door, Richard”).
Then Mr. Cosby performed stand-up comedy for 90 minutes, using a reduced version of the orchestra behind him to cue incidental music to his routines.
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On October 20 at 8pm, the Frederick P. Rose Theater played host to the inaugural gala, with celebrities such as former Vice President Al Gore and actor Robert Redford in the house, and a buffet of artists on stage. Wynton was alternately emotive and brazen on “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” Saxophonists Joe Lovano and Branford Marsalis swung abstractedly through “Tenor Madness.”
Patti Austin mimicked Ella Fitzgerald on “How High the Moon,” and Liza Minnelli broke it up with a rousing “New York, New York.”
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On October 18 at 8 pm, the Grand Opening Concert was held in the 1,200-seat Rose Theater.
It featured the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, led by Wynton, and an array of special guests. Other shows taking place simultaneously featured the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, with Arturo O’Farrill, in the 550-seat Allen Room, and the Bill Charlap Trio in the 140-seat Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who proudly proclaimed that he had “taken the A train” to the hall, welcomed the audience.
Beginning with a solemn original number, “Call to Prayer,” they played selections by the likes of Coltrane, Basie, Mingus, Goodman, Monk and Miles Davis, all in expert fashion and with dynamic arrangements that well showcased both the group’s seamless interaction and the individual talents of the many soloists.
Among the guest stars were Tony Bennett, singing an emotive rendition of “Lost in the Stars”; saxophonist Michael White, leading the way on a rollicking “Dippermouth Blues”; Joe Lovano, performing gorgeously supple solos on “Body and Soul”; Roy Haynes, who dueted with his young grandson on the epochal drum parts in “Sing, Sing, Sing”; Mark O’Connor, lending his violin to a quirky arrangement of a Thelonious Monk tune; Abbey Lincoln, displaying deep pathos if not her strongest voice on her own “Down Here Below”; and Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, who enlivened the proceedings with his wildly eclectic drumming.
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On October 18, at 11 am, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, accompanied by Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate Levin, joined Wynton Marsalis and all the JALC staff in the new Allen Room for an official dedication ceremony, which included a fanfare entitled “The Gift”, composed by “Slide” Hampton.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Wynton with a “Jazz at Lincoln Center Month” proclamation in honor of the grand opening of the organization’s new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall.
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