Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis / Live from Jazz at Lincoln Centre DVD...

Winnipeg Free Press;  November 22, 2008 ;     137 words ...Jazz Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Live from Jazz at Lincoln...strange combination of Nelson and Marsalis, along with Marsalis's...performance is what you get. Marsalis is at his best in small groups and Nelson cuts loose on some guitar...

ELDER MARSALIS MAKES HIS NAME AS A JAZZ TEACHER< THE RETIRED JAZZ...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  November 14, 2003 ;     669 words ......pupils. At least, that's the way Ellis Marsalis sees his role as a music teacher. During...cause he had Kareem and Magic Johnson, Marsalis says. I was just fortunate to have students...trumpeter Nicholas Payton and, of course, Marsalis' own sons, Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo...

Branford Marsalis talks about New Orleans recovery during CJO show

Call & Post;  November 3, 2005 ;     491 words ......jazz saxophonist extraordinaire Branford Marsalis' special engagement with the Columbus...Theatre Oct. 26-30. On opening night, Marsalis and the CJO performed the classic "Sleepy...long been associated with the Big Easy. Marsalis said the members of his famous family...

Delfeayo Marsalis among Jazz & Rib Fest headliners

Call & Post;  July 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Delfeayo Marsalis, renowned trombonist and a member of...July 22 along the downtown riverfront. Marsalis will perform on the Bicentennial Park...mix of styles, yet also stays true to Marsalis' traditional jazz roots. "The diversity...

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz Rage; At 33, the Prodigy Is Still Angry,...

The Washington Post;  March 19, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Wynton Marsalis, the premier jazz figure of his time...supposed to have ended half an hour ago, but Marsalis waves off his publicist. He is hard into...from New Orleans to a Chicago ballroom. Marsalis speaks softly, as if to an eager child...

BRANFORD MARSALIS FOLLOWS HIS HEART, AND TONIGHT IT TAKES HIM TO...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 15, 1996 ;     660 words ......and a half ago, saxophonist Branford Marsalis left the bandleader's seat at ``The Tonight...before all things, including income,'' Marsalis said in a phone interview. ``When things...I'm not doing it.'' What is right for Marsalis these days is touring with his trio...

Marsalis quintet wows crowd here

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  March 16, 2006 ;     589 words ...With all the attention paid to Wynton Marsalis' role as the savior/ spokesman for classic...But before the quintet's set began, Marsalis and his cousin, Rodney Mack, who also...straight man and carried the melody, Marsalis answered his cousin with muted wails...

MARSALIS MELLOWS AND MATURES

The Boston Globe;  October 20, 2000 ;     700+ words ......bordering on the metronomic is that Branford Marsalis will say whatever is on his mind. The...going to over-analyze this gift, lest Marsalis call us between golf rounds and tell...First revelation from the never-reticent Marsalis is that his latest disc, "Contemporary...

Branford Marsalis embraces the jazz tradition

AP Worldstream;  January 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......01-28-2005 Dateline: NEW YORK Branford Marsalis has no regrets about casting aside what...and the entertainment business," said Marsalis, describing the lessons gained from his...m an artist." Today, the 44-year-old Marsalis is living his life and defining success...

The Up-and-coming conductor John Nelson

The Boston Globe;  December 6, 1991 ;     700+ words ......and soon Nelson was conducting in both theaters. Then Nelson did something smart -- instead of learning his repertory...getting used to working in too hurried a fashion." When Nelson gave up his music directorship, he told himself he would...come back to an American orchestra." In the meantime, ...

Wynton Marsalis finds inspiration in New Orleans landmark

Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  June 18, 2007 ;     542 words ......rhythm exactly like that," Marsalis said. That groove throbs...different album pairing Marsalis with a far less obvious collaborator: Willie Nelson. The country legend is...and "a great musician," Marsalis said. "Willie has perfect...each other well enough for Marsalis to joke about the ...

BRANFORD MARSALIS IMPROVISES CAREER TO GET IT RIGHT.(What's Happening)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...By his own admission, Branford Marsalis, the eldest sibling in the Marsalis family of jazz, hasn't always been the wisest. The...Show With Jay Leno.'' In the throes of a divorce, Marsalis left his then 7-year-old son, Reece, ``2,500 miles...

Wynton Marsalis Sheds Light on Jazz Greats, CBS

CBS This Morning;  June 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ......AND MAY BE UPDATED. MITCHELL: Wynton Marsalis has been called the musical heir to Louis...Prize. Mark McEwen caught up with Wynton Marsalis at his home, where he`s working on an...Long time, no see. Good to see you. MARSALIS: Good to be seen. MCEWEN: Eight CDs this...

Biography Examines Musical Renegade ; Book explores life of notorious,...

Albuquerque Journal;  August 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......stripped-down performance became a turning point for Nelson. The show led to the 1996 album "Spirit" and a dramatic...his sound," said Joe Nick Patoski, author of "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life" (Little, Brown & Co., $27.99) said. "All...Fe show really changed everything." Before Santa Fe, Nelson's Family ...

MARSALIS AND FRIENDS TAKE A TRIP THROUGH JAZZ HISTORY

The Boston Globe;  October 10, 2005 ;     459 words ...Ellis Marsalis is widely known as a great jazz educator...studies director John Brown on bass. Marsalis opened with a brief piano intro that...an impressive solo on tenor sax, with Marsalis and Brown following with smart solo turns...