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://

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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