Terence Blanchard

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Terence Blanchard to perform and speak at The State of Jazz Composition Symposium and Concert Series at Berklee College of Music

Terence will be participating in the following events:

• Writing for Strings - Tuesday / April 22, 2014 / 12:30 p.m.
• "Outside the Box" - Tuesday / April 22, 2014 / 2:00 p.m.
• Jazz in Film - Wednesday / April 23, 2014 / 1:00 p.m.
• What Does the Future Hold? - Thursday / April 24, 2014 / 12:30 p.m.
• The Future of Large Ensembles - Friday / April 25, 2014 / 1:00 p.m.
• Blurred Lines in Composition - April 26, 2014 / 11:00 a.m.
• The State of Jazz Composition: Terence Blanchard - Sunday / April 27, 2014 / 7:00 p.m.

Current Projects

TERENCE BLANCHARD LAUNCHES INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN

Terence Blanchard invites you to support his campaign to record his first opera, Champion: An Opera in Jazz about the life of boxer Emile Griffith! The page will be live from February 21 - April 22, 2014. To contribute, please visit: www.igg.me/at/ChampionRecording.

Special thanks to our contributors: Colin Galvin (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Keith D Wehmeier (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Laura Tennyson (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Jeffrey C Sherman (A Jazz Student - $500 x2)
John DeGregorio (STupendously Lucky (STL) Fan - $500)
Mark Allen Sweeny (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Martha D Ehrenfeld (The Sound of a "Champion" - $250)
Joseph T Enright (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $100)
mfspecocc (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $50)
Samuel M Hack (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
frpeneaud (An Opera in Jazz fan - $25)
Christy Gray (TAKE FIVE - $250 x2)
Scott Levine (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Roland P. Calvert (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $50)
jdavidlevy (A STupendousLy Luck (STL) Fan - $500)
Miriam F Shelden (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
mmccann2 (A Jazz & Opera Lover Surpreme - $150)
Jane L. Johnson (The Fashionista's Aria - $65)
Kendrick Scott (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
Jack McGuire (The Fashionista's Aria - $65)
Michael Longo (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
Mark Manson (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $45)
JSears2 (The Fashionista's Aria - $65)
C. Harrington (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
Tracy Reid (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Della I. Green (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Anne Finch (The Sound of a "Champion" -$250)
Leslie W. Ehret (TAKE FIVE - $250)
Richard G. Wright (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Meg Hamilton (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
pitchingwedge (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
ajaydee (The Fashionista's Aria - $65)
Brian A Jackson (The Sound of a "Champion" -$250)
Adrienne Davis (TAKE FIVE - $250)
Timothy Wilson (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $45)
darlene 17 (A Jazz & Opera LOVEr SUPREME - $150)
Nicole Wright (TAKE FIVE - $250)
tpdfrancis (TAKE FIVE - $25)
Edgar B. McDonald (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
willsoll (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Jeannette R Huey (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
soulsister (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Susan Winchester (A STupendousLy Lucky (STL) Fan - $500)
Paula Poole (Just wanted to contribute - $50)
David Bellamy (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $35)
Andrew Wang (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
ericy1 (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $45)
Gene Knific (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Terilyn Shropshire (Sound of a "Champion" - $300)
Della I Green (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
John Jackson (A Jazz & Opera LOVEr SUPREME - $150)
aaronegigian (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
Lara Haydn Wright (Just wanted to contribute - $100)
edc090 (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $45)
Sally S Levy (A STupendousLy Lucky (STL) Fan - $500)
VOVOR MAWUPE (A Jazz Student - $500)
John Jackson (A Jazz & Opera LOVEr SUPREME - $150)
Devyani Hunt (TAKE FIVE - $250)
Douglas R. Lane (A Jazz & Opera Lover - $45)
Gregory Bell (An Opera in Jazz Fan - $25)
Ferit Odman (The Fashionista's Aria - $65)

Film Projects

Black & White

Terence has composed the music for the upcoming indie drama Black & White. The film stars Kevin Costner, who also serves as producer, plays a grieving widower fighting for custody of his bi-racial granddaughter with the girl’s paternal grandmother, played by Octavia Spencer. The film is due for release in 2014.

Video of the Day

Terence pitches his latest project: raising funds to record and distribute his first opera, Champion: An Opera in Jazz.

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• ♫ This Weekend: Boston, MA - Apr 27 at The State of Jazz Composition: Terence Blanchard http://www.bandsintown.com/event/7453479?artist=Terence+Blanchard&came_from=117 … (16 hours ago)
• #TBT: Photo of me at age 13 in New Orleans circa 1975. Can you guess which one is me? http://ow.ly/i/5htWE  (18 hours ago)
• Jazz in Film panel with .@billychilds .@T_Blanchard and George S. Clinton .@Berklee_College http://www.berklee.edu/jcs  pic.twitter.com/ElRvSm7iil (2 days ago)

Collaborations

Education

As the Artistic Director of Jazz for the Mancini Institute at the University of Miami, I am excited to teach some of the most talented young musicians in the country.