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Also reviewed: the London Philharmonic’s scrupulous performance of Michael Tippett’s second symphony
This remarkable band’s London show ranged from Jelly Roll Morton to modernism, while Marsalis held the audience in his palm
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra deliver a high-octane recording
This recording of the composer’s second symphony by the Philadelphia Orchestra is big, bold and colourful
Wynton Marsalis’s latest project features call-to-arms motifs and tracks inspired by protest music
The veteran trumpeter and composer talks about his background, racism, and how jazz is ‘the sound of democracy’
A concert at the Barbican that captured the spirit and melodic flair of Leonard Bernstein’s music
Wynton Marsalis’s The Jungle was followed by a showcase for very young composers
William Bolcom’s Trombone Concerto was the centrepiece of a modernist programme
Dancers shared the stage with musicians in this performance of Marsalis’s musical menagerie
The band’s ability to conjure earlier jazz styles remains unrivalled
The jazz trumpeter’s new violin work, written for Nicola Benedetti, is a dizzying ride
The trumpeter-composer and the violinist talk about working together to break musical moulds
The band’s tough, sinuous front line provided a fresh look at the twin-tenor-saxophone set-up
A collaboration with a Pakistani sextet yielded rich rewards, as did a special Blue Note tribute
This new 31-album collection underlines the pianist’s profound musicianship
Scenes from Julian Joseph’s yet-to-be-completed opera showed great promise
This was an involving, detailed performance from the champion of acoustic jazz
Prizewinning Wynton Marsalis discovery’s first studio album is as sharp, opulent and stylish as the title might suggest
A live recording version of the 1990 record that was something of a mission statement for sophisticated, blues-rooted jazz
The rich contrasts in Marsalis’s score give Fagan ample scope for invention in ‘Lighthouse/Lightning Rod’
The trumpeter delivers a sprightly chorus and a quiet final cadenza for a low-key finish
The UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s ‘Abyssinian Mass’ revealed a work that was impressive yet fragmented
It’s been a good year for painters, male dancers and female pop stars – tempered by heroic dissidence and untimely death
The jangle of Cecile Licad’s piano and the moan of Jellyroll horns give a surreal undertow to streetlife and bawdy dance
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