Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis Discusses Jazz's Role in Connecting Cultures and Communities
Lincoln Center's May Gala to Celebrate 'Jazz and Broadway' With Vanessa Williams
For jazz, some of its most beloved standards were born on New York City's Great White Way. And with that, Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced that its forthcoming May gala will champion that idea with a celebration in the theme of "Jazz and Broadway" with Vanessa Williams. Herlin Riley Takes 'New Direction' on Mack Avenue Towards his Hometown of New Orleans (REVIEW)
Herlin Riley stands on the shoulders of giants. He comes from a long line of New Orleans drummers who are so deeply entrenched in the pocket and in the tradition, that their swinging styles have set a standard. For Riley's Mack Avenue Records debut after drumming in the bands of no less than Wynton Marsalis and Ahmad Jamal, he's taken a 'New Direction.'
