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Jazz At Lincoln Center for February 25, 2007
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Wynton Marsalis and Friends: Armstrong's Hot Fives"
Select veterans from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Walter Blanding Jr.recreate Louis Armstrong's revolutionary recordings from the 1920's. Marsalis inspired soloing channels the greatness of his New Orleans' predecessor on Cornet Chop Suey, Fireworks, and St. James Infirmary. Nineteen-year-old pianist Jonathan Batiste astounds the audience with his traditional stride technique.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Peabody Award–winning radio series, Jazz From Lincoln Center, is hosted by Wynton Marsalis and broadcast weekly to over 240 public radio affiliates nationwide through the Jazz Satellite Network. The show features the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra along with contemporary jazz composers and performers.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is the world's largest not-for-profit arts organization committed to promoting the appreciation and understanding of jazz through performance, education, and preservation.
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