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Tag: Wynton Marsalis

Posted inArts

Trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s Extraordinary Soul Captured on Film

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

I am hard-pressed to call an artist in their mid-career years an icon or a legend. Trumpeter and flugelhornist Roy Hargrove, who died in 2018 at age 49, is a legend. His creative footprint continues to impact talent in many music genres. It’s a raw look at his life. That’s what we get from “Hargrove,” […]

Ellis Marsalis plays with the Ellis Marsalis Trio at Tulane University's Dixon Hall in New Orleans on Oct. 21, 2010. (Tulane Public Relations via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment, Obituary

Ellis Marsalis Jr., New Orleans Jazz Legend, Dies at 85

by WI Guest Author April 2, 2020December 21, 2021
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Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Lifestyle

Multitalented Damien Sneed to Bring ‘Joy’ to D.C.’s Holiday Revelers

Avatar photo by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor November 26, 2019December 21, 2021
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Posted inEntertainment

Wynton Marsalis to Bring Holiday Cheer to Strathmore

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler December 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inColumnists, D Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Symbols Have Great Power — That’s Why Confederate Statues Must Come Down

Avatar photo by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 21, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Jazz Musician Marsalis Cancels Venezuela Shows Amid Tensions

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