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Concertgebouw Prize for American jazz icon Wynton Marsalis

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.

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  • AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.
  • With his many concerts in the Concertgebouw, his compositions and his efforts in the field of education, the American musician is of immense value to the Concertgebouw.
  • Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, teacher and promoter of American musical culture.
  • 11 March 1997 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Cassandra Wilson, Jon Hendricks, Miles Griffith Blood on the Fields
    22 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    23 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    20 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: The Music of Duke Ellington
    21 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Tribute to Benny Goodman
    16 February 2020 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Giants of Jazz