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Gabe Henry, American Music
WYNTON MARSALISLIFE AND CAREER
Born in Louisiana 1961Performed traditional New Orleans music at Fairview
Baptist church at 8Performed in many jazz and classical groups
throughout high schoolAdmitted to Tanglewood’s Berkshire Music Center,
age 17 Juliard 1979Made own band in 1981, went on road for 15 yearsSparked new interest in jazz music internationally
EARLY LIFE
Loved classical music, performed trumpet concertos, won Grammy Award for “Best Classical Soloist with an Orchestra.”
Worked with many philharmonics and orchestrasHas produced 70+ records, three have gone goldEmphasis on blues and jazzVirtuosic trumpet technique30+ musical degrees from colleges worldwide
CAREER
Gained fame as being a prolific composerOften commissioned to write music for ballets and
musicalsFresh style to jazzLyrical voicing, diff ering tonal qualitiesEmphasis of restoring New Orleans style jazz to music Wynton Marsalis Live at the Royal Albert Hallhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqOOO74MHAM“Cherokee”
MUSICAL WORKS
https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCqndJ IONOE
Blueswork songschantscall and response, spirituals,New Orleans jazzAfro-Caribbean rhythmsGreek chorus-style recitations Won 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Music, fi rst musician
to ever do soTells the story of two slaves, Jesse and Leona,
along their journey to freedom
BLOOD ON THE FIELDS, 1994
In 1987 Wynton Marsalis co-founded a jazz program at Lincoln Center
Frederick P. Rose Hall, 2004World’s fi rst institute for jazz, with concert spaces
designed specifically for jazz
LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ
THE ALLEN ROOM
Often personally funds student’s scholarshipsDonated immensely to various charitiesBring Back New Orleans Cultural CommissionHigher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert, raised $3
million for musicians/cultural organizations impacted by hurricane
PHILANTHROPY
http://wyntonmarsalis.org/about/biohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCqndJIONOEhttp://
media.timeout.com/images/resizeBestFit/100296445/660/370/image.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Marsalishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Fieldshttp://b.vimeocdn.com/ps/369/369586_300.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Higher_
Ground_Hurricane_Relief_Benefit_Concert_(album).jpg
WORKS CITED
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