Wynton Marsalis, the prodigiously talented trumpeter known for his championing of traditional jazz and jazz education, has a new release, 'Standards & Ballads, ' coming from Columbia/Legacy on January 22, 2008. The CD includes 14 classics such as Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust, " the Gershwins' "Embraceable You, " Rodgers & Hart's "Where Or When, " Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne's "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry, " Vernon Duke's "I Can't Get Started, " and nine more, including Duke Ellington's "Flamingo."
Marsalis is also embarking on a nationwide "Ellington Love Songs" tour, featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and some of the Duke's most romantic compositions.
The first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize, Wynton Marsalis has released nearly 50 albums since 1981. 'Standards & Ballads' is one of his most accessible, featuring tender renditions and beautiful arrangements of some of the best-known love songs of all time.
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Tour dates are:
01/16 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium
01/18-19 Chicago, IL Symphony Center
01/19 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for The Performing Arts
1/20 Notre Dame, IN DeBartolo Center
1/21 Minneapolis, MN Orchestra Hall
1/24 Santa Cruz, CA Civic Auditorium
1/25 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center
1/26 Berkeley, CA University of California
1/27 Stanford, CA Memorial Auditorium
1/28 Manila, CA Van Duzer Theatre
1/29 Davis, CA Mondavi Center
1/31 Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Performing Arts Center
2/01 Los Angeles, CA Walt Disney Concert Hall
2/02 Malibu, CA Pepperdine University
2/04 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center
2/05 Tucson, AZ Centennial Hall - University of Arizona
2/06 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Convention Center - Kiva Auditorium
2/08 Kansas City, MO Folly Theater
2/09 St. Louis, MO Sheldon Concert Hall
2/10 Columbia, MO Jesse Auditorium - University of Missouri
2/12 Iowa City, IA Hancher Auditorium
2/14-16 New York, NY Rose Hall - Jazz at Lincoln Center
5/07 Washington, DC Kennedy Center
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