Jazz Articles about Terence Blanchard

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Terence Blanchard: Magnetic

by Mark F. Turner
May 23, 2013

One of today's foremost jazz musicians and composers Terence Blanchard's achievements have soared since his formative days in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers to a trajectory of successful bands, recordings and award winning film scores such as 2007's A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (Blue Note). He's still pursuing new challenges with the upcoming June 2013 premiere of his first opera-- entitled Champion, “An Opera In Jazz"-- based on the life of world champion boxer Emile Alphonse Griffith. ...

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Terence Blanchard: Miles Davis, Four & More

by William Ellis
March 13, 2013

Terence Blanchard: Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 30 June 2011 It's Miles Davis Four and More and the reason why it's so special for me [is] because I remember the first time I heard it as a kid. Listening to that live performance blew me way because you know I had been listening to a very different style of trumpet playing and improvisation. Those guys just kept me in a tail spin trying to figure out ...

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Terence Blanchard: New York, NY, June 21, 2012

by Bob Kenselaar
July 10, 2012

Terence Blanchard The Jazz Standard New York, NY June 21, 2012Terence Blanchard is an important presence in jazz today on a number of levels. He's one of the most accomplished trumpet players around, consistently showing a great command of the instrument, a distinctive voice, and a highly inventive approach to improvisation. The New Orleans native also plays a high-profile role in jazz education; he's served for more than ten years as artistic director ...

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Jeff "Tain" Watts: Watts

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 11, 2010

Quattro dei principali jazzisti contemporanei, guidati da un batterista che ha saputo fondere virtuosismo, unicità timbrica e visione compositiva, siglano con Watts uno dei lavori più forti e convincenti sentiti in anni. E' allo stesso tempo una libera jam session fra maestri e un lavoro dalla solida concezione unitaria, risultato di quell'assorbimento completo della storia delle musiche afroamericane che ha caratterizzato la generazione degli Young Lions. Tanto criticati per il loro legame col bebop e lo swing, i migliori di ...

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Terence Blanchard: Choices

by Mark F. Turner
September 8, 2009

Trumpeter/band leader/ film scorer Terence Blanchard is the epitome of an artist who's made good choices. One of the distinct voices in the post-Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis era, he has moved from being a young-lion with seminal players such as Donald Harrison in Black Pearl (Columbia, 1988), to delivering progressive projects such as Flow (Blue Note, 2005) and winning multiple Grammy awards for albums including 2007's A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) (Blue Note).

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Terence Blanchard: Requiem for Katrina

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
January 8, 2009

During a brief period of four years, two events took place that could define how world history will view America during the early part of the 21st century. The first was 9/11 and the other, Hurricane Katrina. But perhaps most surprising from a global point of view, was how powerless America appeared to be in helping its own citizens who were left destitute during the aftermath of Katrina. How could the United States, the nation who has been ...

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Terence Blanchard at Tanglewood Jazz Fest: A Requiem for Katrina

by R.J. DeLuke
September 15, 2008

Tanglewood Jazz Festival Tanglewood Lennox, Massachusetts August 31, 2008

Hurricane Gustav was one day away from striking the Gulf Coast, with warnings that it might be worse than the devastating hurricane that struck New Orleans in 2005 as Terence Blanchard took his quintet to the stage at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on Labor Day weekend 2008 at the storied performance facility in Lenox, Massachusetts. He admitted his heart had been heavy on that ...