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Legends of Blue Note concert reviewed by New York Times

On April 26, 27 at Rose Theater, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis debuted exciting and long-overdue big band arrangements of music recorded for Blue Note Records in the 1950s and ’60s.
Here is a review of the first concert evening on the New York Times (free subscription required).
Tonight, April 28, there will be the last performance at JALC.

Wynton’s concert with Dr. John reviewed by New York Sun

Tuesday, March 11, Wynton played at Rose Theater (JALC) with his quintet and Dr John.
During the evening there was the premier performance of: “Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul,” an hour-long suite for quintet and special guests based on a poem by Maya Angelou.
You can read a review of the concert by the New York Sun.

The New York Sun has also published an article about Wynton’s latest album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

New reviews for: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

Wynton’s new album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, has just been reviewed by the Monthly Review Zine and by the Ithacan Online. Take a look.

Wynton’s concert at JALC reviewed by NY Times and NY Sun

Last week Wynton played with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Rose Theater for the “Songs we love” concert series.
Here is a review of the evenings by the New York Times, the New York Sun and AllAboutJazz.com

Wynton gave masterclass at Onondaga Community College

Last Tuesday, on March 26, Wynton was in Syracuse and gave a masterclass for the alumni of Onondaga Community College. Here is an article about the event on Syracuse.com.

On March 27 he played with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Utica. Thanks to our friend Michael who gave us the link, we can show you have a wonderful audio-photo slideshow of the concert.

Wynton’s concert in Savannah reviewed

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’s new album reviewed by Phoenix.com

Wynton’s latest album: From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, has been recently reviewed by the online magazine Phoenix.com

New reviews about Wynton’s latest concerts

On March 15, 16 and 18, Wyntyon played in Ann Arbor, Indianapolis and Louisville with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
Here you have some reviews of the events on the Monroe Street Journal, on Indistar.com and on the Courier Journal