With sadness and a heavy heart, Jazz at Lincoln Center says goodbye to Ellis Marsalis, one of the most renowned artists and music educators in his time—or any time.
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- One of the most important recordings in music history turns 60 today. Miles Davis' Kind of Blue was released on this day in 1959. Which track remains your favorite to this day?
- John Coltrane's masterpiece of spirituality and musical devotion, A Love Supreme, was recorded on this day in 1964.
- John Coltrane changed jazz and the saxophone forever. Today would've been his 91st birthday. Happy birthday, Trane.
- The best-selling jazz record of all time & one of the most influential albums ever released. Kind of Blue was released on this day in 1959.
- A towering musical achievement and one of the most important albums ever recorded, Kind of Blue was released on this day in 1959. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with @wyntonmarsalis plays #MilesDavis, Nov. 8-10: jazz.org/events/t-7283/
- #MilesDavis—one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century—was born on this day in 1926. Which album or recording remains your favorite?
- Happy Birthday to a creative genius and titan of jazz: #JohnColtrane. "Coltrane's strength of character is in his journey through music. He sacrificed. And he had the insight and the consciousness to touch that thing that's inside all of us." -Wynton Marsalis
- #JALC mourns the passing of one of the music's most revered heroes, @ChickCorea. Throughout his life, Chick Corea never ceased in his innovations, & his music stands as one of the most towering testaments to a life of supreme genius, integrity, & kindness.
- "Born on this day in 1917, #TheloniousSphereMonk is one of the most prolific and original composers and musicians in the history of jazz. As overused as the description can be, Monk truly is, as the landmark albums say, a “Genius of Modern Music.”" – Paul Nedzela, #JLCO
- Where were you the first time you heard Kind of Blue? On this day 60 years ago, #MilesDavis began recording one of the most celebrated #jazz records ever. Jimmy Cobb, the last surviving musician from those sessions, joins us for "Who is Miles Davis" 3/23 jazz.org/events/t-7151/
- Miles Davis began recording the landmark album Sketches of Spain on this day in 1959. #milesdavis #jazz
- Happy birthday to @wyntonmarsalis! A resounding virtuoso on the trumpet, a groundbreaking composer, a beloved bandleader, and a tireless educator and advocate for jazz, Wynton has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding and perception of this music.
- On this day in 1959, #MilesDavis began recording one of music's greatest masterpieces: Kind of Blue.
