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Day: June 9, 2015

Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard: Breathless review – rapturous flares but an uneven set |The Guardian

Terence Blanchard, the superb New Orleans-raised jazz trumpeter and film composer, gave this album its title as a reminder of the last words of black New Yorker Eric Garner (“I can’t breathe”) in an NYPD officer’s chokehold.

By John Fordham

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard to tape ‘Tonight Show,’ stage Katrina ‘Requiem’ in Detroit |NOLA.com

New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard will sit in with The Roots during “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday (June 1). Tonight’s other guests include comedic actress Melissa McCarthy and British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, one of the 2015 New Orleans Jazz Fest’s Gentilly Stage headliners.

By Keith Spera

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Trumpter Terence Blanchard brings New Orleans Jazz to the Motor City |The Jazz Line

Detroit is known for its diverse musical roots, particularly with Motown and jazz. Likewise New Orleans is known as the city that birthed jazz and legendary figures like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. So what happens when you bring these two jazz cities together?

By Veronica Grandison

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard’s jazz bridges Detroit, New Orleans |Detroit Free Press

Terence Blanchard and New Orleans have long been inseparable. Born and raised in the city, Blanchard returned there to live in 1995, and even after building an A-list career in jazz as a trumpeter, bandleader and composer in forms as diverse as film scores and opera, his cultural ties to the Crescent City remain as strong as new rope.

By Mark Stryker

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard on pushing for social change |MSNBC

The sounds of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard have provided the sonic backdrop to nearly thirty years of American cinema.

By Melissa Harris-Perry

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard: Breathless – Album Review |Irish Times

The title of Terence Blanchard’s new album is a reference to “I can’t breathe”, the last words New Yorker Eric Garner uttered before being choked to death by members of the NYPD, so there are clearly weighty matters on the trumpeter’s mind.

By Cormac Larkin

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Terence Blanchard: Breathless |Jazz Weekly

One of the most important jazz artists, Terence Blanchard has created music ranging from straight ahead jazz to sound tracks to sermonettes to even opera.

By George W. Harris

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Posted on June 9, 2015August 6, 2015

Playboy Jazz Festival still an L.A. star after 37 years |L.A. Times

One of the deans of contemporary jazz, this trumpeter has been heard on numerous soundtracks for the films of Spike Lee as well as his own recordings, which have reliably showcased a keen ear for young talent.

By Chris Barton

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