Describing the set, Howard Reich wrote in Down Beat, "the crying blue notes of 'Levee Low Moan,' the church harmonies of 'Psalm 26,' the sultry ambiance of 'Thick in the South' all recalled different settings and epochs in New Orleans music.
And yet the tautness of Marsalis' septet, the economy of the motifs, and the adventurousness of the harmonies proclaimed this as new music, as well. Using history to create his present sound became Marsalis' goal, along with exploring the rich tapestry of the different eras and styles of jazz.
In it, he used the music of the African-American church as his primary inspiration. In the fall of , Marsalis announced that his septet had disbanded. However, he continued composing, recording, and performing. The following year, he produced a four-part video series called Marsalis on Music, which aired on PBS.
He continued to release classical works as well. With this new Baroque album, I felt that I'd never really played that music before with the right authority or rhythmic fire.
A major part of his influence went out to the country's youth. When he's not working on his own music, he traveled to schools across the country to talk about music in an effort to continue the tradition of jazz.
We are all striving for the same thing, to make our community stronger and richer. That's what the jazz musician has always been about.
In April of , his biggest piece, Blood on the Fields, had its debut performance at the Lincoln Center. Marsalis composed the oratorio for three singers and a piece orchestra, and it described the story of two Africans, Leona and Jesse, who found love despite the difficulties of American slavery. Peterson in a People magazine interview.
Because of his piece, the selection board changed the criteria from "for larger forms including chamber, orchestra, song, dance, or other forms of musical theater" to "for distinguished musical composition of significant dimension. Hometown: New Orleans, LA. Personal Website: wyntonmarsalis.
Join our mailing list to receive news, updates, announcements. Facebook Twitter Email. Marsalis really developed his writing during this era influenced by Duke Ellington and the septet proved to be a perfect outlet for his arranging.
Although Marsalis had broken up the band by , many of the musicians still appeared in his special projects or with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. In , Marsalis ' marathon Blood on the Fields which was released as a three-CD set became the first jazz-based work to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Standard Time, Vol. With the passing of so many jazz giants, Marsalis ' importance as a trumpeter, leader, writer, and spokesman for jazz continued to grow. Then, as if eight proper recordings in weren't enough, Columbia and Marsalis released an amazingly affordable seven-disc set entitled Live at the Village Vanguard.
Two years later, Marsalis celebrated the blues on All Rise. Next up was his first effort for Blue Note, The Magic Hour , an album of original material released early in Marsalis ' second studio effort for Blue Note, the politically and socially aware From the Plantation to the Penitentiary , followed in In , Marsalis teamed up with country icon Willie Nelson for the live album Two Men with the Blues , which featured the duo performing over a two-night stint at Lincoln Center.
The following year, Marsalis released the concept album He and She , in which he explored the theme of relationships between men and women. Also in , Marsalis contributed the score to Burns ' documentary Prohibition. The gene pool cries out for diversity. Tribal tradition cries out for sameness. State Department. Learn more about the various musicians and leading influencers that bring Country Music to life.
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