Wynton and his quintet o played at the sound check this morning, for the concert that will start at 9 PM at Jazz Middelheim Festival in Antwerp (Belgium). Wynton was also interviewed by the national TV and Radio of Belgium. Following you can check some photos and short video clip from the sound check.
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Wynton and Richard Galliano played at the sound check this afternoon, for the concert that will start at 11 PM at Marciac Jazz Festival.
Following you can check some photos and short video clip from the sound check. Soon we’ll publish the complete video clips from the event.
Yesterday, Wynton rehearsed with Richard Galliano. The song they rehearsed are: Comes love, La Foule, Them There Eyes, If You Love Me, Miss Brown To You, What a little Moonlight Can Do, Padam, Billie, A Sailboat in the Moonligth, L’Homme á la Moto, Strange Fruit, La Vie en Rose.
Following you can enjoy some photos from the rehearsals and a short video-clip of Wynton’s duet with Richard Galliano on the notes of “L’Homme á la Moto” (The Man on the Bike).
Today, Wynton and his Quintet (Walter Blanding, Dan Nimmer, Carlos Henriquez, Ali Jackson) rehearsed together for the upcoming concert with Richard Galliano. Wynton wrote some nice arrangements (just wrote…) and tomorrow Mr. Galliano will come with his accordion to rehearse with the Quintet. The song they played today are: Them There Eyes, Comes Love, A Sailboat in the Moonlight, Miss Brown to You, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Strange Fruit, La Foule, La Vie en Rose, Billie.
Following you can enjoy some photos from today and a short video-clip of Wynton playing La Vie en Rose.
On August 8, the Wynton Marsalis Septet performed for the concert at Marciac Jazz Festival, starting at 11 pm. Wynton, Wes Anderson, Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon, Reginald Veal and Victor Goines performed wonderfully on that night. The setlist was: Majesty of the Blues, Free to Be, And the Band Played On, Son, Spiritual Awakening, Green Chimneys, Superb Starling, Altar Call, Sunflowers. Encore: The Death of Jazz, Knozz-Moe-King, Happy Feet Blues. On August 7, Wynton also gave a master class for the new kids at Marciac College.
Following you can give a look to some pictures from the master class and the sound check of the concert. The complete Marciac 2008 photo slideshow can be found on our gallery, and you can also follow Wynton directly from his twitter account. Video clips from the events are coming soon.
Today Wynton and his Septet spent their day in Tarbes (France) to rehearse some songs for their August 8, concert at Marciac Jazz Festival 2008.
Here you have the set lists of songs they rehearsed:
- Son (from: In This House, On This Morning)
- Altar Call (from: In This House, On This Morning)
- And the Band Played On (from: Blue Interlude)
- Spiritual Awakening (from: Deep in the Shed - Marcus Roberts)
- Free To Be (from: The Magic Hour)
- Superb Starling (from Levee Low Moan)
- Reflections (from: Marsalis Plays Monk)
- Four in One (from: Marsalis Plays Monk)
- The Majesty of Blue (from: The Majesty of the Blues)
- Sunflower (from: The Marciac Suite)
- Jig’s Jig (from Levee Low Moan)
Please check also some photos from this afternoon.
Wynton and his septet arrived today in Marciac to perform at Marciac Jazz Festival 2008. They arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris early in the morning, and then took a new fly towards the south of France. Following you can find the complete schedule of Wynton’s presence in Marciac.
You can also be informed in real time of his activities following him on Twitter.
Some of Wynton’s most important jazz and classical compositions for big band are now available for rental from Boosey & Hawkes. New music scores available include:
- All Rise (1999) for big band, gospel choir, and symphony orchestra
- At the Octoroon Balls (1995) for string quartet
- Blood on the Fields (1997) for jazz big band and 3 vocalists
- A Fiddler’s Tale (1998) for narrator and septet
- Congo Square (2006) for jazz band and African ensemble
- Abyssinian 200: A Celebration (2008) for choir and orchestra
Please check Wynton’s sheet-music section for more info. Jazz scores in PDF have now a special price if you buy the complete album. Check it!
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