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Tag: Terence Blanchard

An all-star female jazz band closes out the 2024 Jazz Masters concert on April 13, at the Kennedy Center with a tribute celebrating “Ellington 125.” The band included pianist and D.C. native REDWOOD, vocalist Charenée Wade, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bassist Katie Ernst, and drummer Camille Gainer. (Courtesy of Jati Lindsay)
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2024 NEA Jazz Masters Share Artistic Journeys Through Celebratory Programming

by Brenda C. SilerApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

The 2024 NEA Jazz Masters class honorees Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers, and Willard Jenkins discussed their careers, freedom, and spirituality in their music at a Kennedy Center concert and free events sessions.

Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated musician and composer Terence Blanchard, whose piece "Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Opera in Suite" is coming to Strathmore on April 26 (Courtesy of Blanchard via Facebook)
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‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ at Strathmore Will Leave Audiences Inspired

by Micha GreenApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024
The 2024 class of NEA Jazz Masters will be celebrated through free events in D.C. April 11-14. Honorees are Amina Claudine Myers (Courtesy Photo/Crystal Blake), Gary Bartz (Courtesy Photo/Alan Nahigian), Terence Blanchard (Courtesy Photo/Angeles) and D.C. area resident Willard Jenkins (Courtesy Photo/Jati Lindsay)
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Music’s Best At the Top Through 2024 NEA Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. SilerApril 10, 2024April 10, 2024
Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard and electric bassist David Ginyard, Jr. jam during the “Absence” concert recently at the Kennedy Center. The two musicians are part of the E-Collective that merged with the Turtle Island Quartet for a tribute album and concert honoring the musical influence of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter. (Courtesy of Jati)
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Terence Blanchard Honors Wayne Shorter with ‘Absence’

by Brenda C. SilerOctober 26, 2022October 27, 2022
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The Screening of Harriet at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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