Wynton Marsalis goes blue
Hadn’t seen anyone comment on this, but possibly the greatest trumpet player of all time is going blue at the halftime show this week. Wynton Marsalis and his crew from Lincoln Center will be joining the MMB:
https://youtu.be/Cwxq_U3I7wE
Toward the end of the video, he says “I hope we win the game…” Since he said “we,” I am going to go ahead and claim Wynton as a Michigan man and fan. Welcome aboard, Wynton!!
Leaders. Best.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:13 PM ^
Looking forward to his halftime performance with the MMB. Should be a memorable one.
October 14th, 2022 at 5:07 PM ^
Personally I'm surprised a musician like Wynton Marsalis is making music for blue movies.
October 14th, 2022 at 5:19 PM ^
Does he still do his show called something "Jazz from Lincoln Center" on like Sirius or someplace? I used to love listening to that on long car rides. Dude is so passionate about music and his rap is super illuminating.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:13 PM ^
I wonder if he'll get to do a brief solo during the halftime show and that would be cool.
BTW, another great trumpet player from back in day was Maynard Ferguson. (This could start a whole new thread)
October 14th, 2022 at 2:34 PM ^
One of the great high note players of all time. The pride of Canada!
October 14th, 2022 at 3:15 PM ^
Hitting high notes on a trumpet is one of the hardest things to do in music, aside from playing the cowbell of course.
Seriously though, is there anything harder? I’m referring to the trumpet, not cowbell.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:24 PM ^
My dick, from time to time.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:39 PM ^
As a Trumpet player of little note... let me say, pics or it isn't true.
October 14th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
Flight of the Bumblebee?
October 14th, 2022 at 2:42 PM ^
Apparently he's been in the area for a week long residency that included a number of appearances and classes. He's also performing at Hill Auditorium on Friday and Sunday as part of the UMS series. My father in law is going to one of the concerts.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:57 PM ^
Patrick Stewart did something similar (pretty sure it was 2006). Came for a short residence, was a guest speaker in some classes (he came to a Shakespeare class my then-gf was taking), gave a rousing speech at the last home game before we played OSU. It was pretty cool.
October 14th, 2022 at 4:33 PM ^
That must have been fantastic. File this under "Things I Wish I'd Seen."
October 14th, 2022 at 4:52 PM ^
October 14th, 2022 at 6:54 PM ^
I didn't even know Patrick Steward played trumpet.
Did he do a half time show as well?
October 14th, 2022 at 7:05 PM ^
It was, in fact, 2006. Sadly, Michigan did not follow his instruction to boldly go and beat the Buckeyes.
It was at the otherwise-awful Ball State game that year that helped made Brady Hoke a future Michigan coach, which was, for some reason, Senior Day.
October 14th, 2022 at 10:58 PM ^
my son took a field trip with his middle school to see him at Hill on Thursday.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
Nice!
October 14th, 2022 at 2:22 PM ^
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October 14th, 2022 at 2:25 PM ^
This is awesome. I approve.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:26 PM ^
Glad you said something because now I can act like I know who this is when my wife, who is a SUPER music fan, gets excited at halftime. (this might come across as sarcastic, but I'm serious, she's going to love this).
October 14th, 2022 at 2:40 PM ^
Here is a tidbit you can throw at her:
In 1983 Wynton became the first (and, to date, still only) musician ever to win Grammys for classical and jazz albums in the same year. He was 21 years old.
He repeated this feat in 1984.
He is also the only artist ever to win Grammys in five consecutive years (‘83-‘87).
October 14th, 2022 at 2:27 PM ^
that's pretty amazing.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:30 PM ^
Carl Grapentine shared this on Facebook, I believe. Wonderful to have such a talent.
It's such a big venue, however, that it is hard for any one soloist to be heard beyond the home sideline. Hopefully he will "cheat" and have some amplification so he can be heard throughout the facility.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:31 PM ^
As a former MMB Trumpet, I'm super excited for this week's halftime show. Wynton is one of my all time favorite players, and I'm very jealous/proud of the current members who get to perform with him. The band provided me with countless memories during my time on campus; this one will go down in the books for those currently there.
October 14th, 2022 at 2:42 PM ^
I am also a trumpet player, and have always regretted not having been in MMB. One of the great missed opportunities of my life
October 14th, 2022 at 3:04 PM ^
Guess what I played in the MMB? ;-)
October 14th, 2022 at 7:04 PM ^
The skin flute?
October 14th, 2022 at 2:44 PM ^
GO BLUE!!! HO HO HO
October 14th, 2022 at 2:47 PM ^
band aficionados, help me out here...didn't the lincoln center jazz band perform with the MMB sometime in the last decade or so? marsalis wasn't there, but i seem to recall a really good show
October 14th, 2022 at 2:53 PM ^
Did the Bella's perform with him at Lincoln Center?
October 14th, 2022 at 2:54 PM ^
Nice to see Warde in his Kmart toughskin jeans dressing up for the occasion.
October 14th, 2022 at 6:59 PM ^
Pretty sure that was a Sears brand (says the formerly husky kid in the 80's that got to be in great shape but is back to being husky).
October 14th, 2022 at 3:01 PM ^
I hope they televise this, or at least his part, for those of us not able to be there.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:12 PM ^
Either way, I'm sure the band will publish it to their youtube channel after.
https://www.youtube.com/c/MichiganMarchingBand
October 14th, 2022 at 3:16 PM ^
October 14th, 2022 at 7:32 PM ^
They should but Fox will have commercials and the people at the desk talk instead.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:10 PM ^
Huge fan of Wynton's! It should be a great halftime show.
Feel blessed to be going to see All Rise tonight and the Lincoln Center Orchestra Sunday.
My hope for any student on campus is to see as many UMS events as you can, especially if it's something outside what you normally listen to. Cheap student priced tickets are usually available.
I had the fortune of seeing Ella Fitzgerald my first year on campus and it just blew my mind.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:17 PM ^
I saw Dizzy Gillespie at Hill in 1986 or 87, and I also saw Benny Goodman’s last concert, which he was unable to finish
October 14th, 2022 at 3:48 PM ^
Lucky you! Those are legends! It's just so great to see live performances after Covid. I don't take them for granted anymore and try to make an extra effort to take in all that A2 has to offer.
For anyone interested, this Wednesday one of the world's best young musicians, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who stole the show, at Meghan and Harry's royal wedding, will be playing this concerto at Hill with the same orchestra:
https://youtu.be/lNVe_1Eb5dw?t=15
Like Marsalis, he plays many different types of music from Gershwin to Bob Marley.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:53 PM ^
My first ever classical music concert and concert on the U of M campus, was in 1988 when Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic came to Hill Auditorium. I was in the MMB for one year, (only a reserve). But the night before was the Band-o-Rama. Members of the Vienna Phil. were in the front row of the balcony at Hill. Very cool. So me being rather ignorant of how things would work planned on getting down their for rush tickets at like 6 am. The rush tickets were only $10 for the very special 75th Anniversary of Hill and 70th birthday of Leonard Bernstein.
So to continue, my RA on 2nd Hamilton, Bursley had secured one of the 2 VCRs to show a couple of Monty Python movies for my hall. I couldn't go, but I asked if I could borrow it to watch with my new good friend and his buddy. RA said sure, so we watch the Holy Grail. At the end the other two guys say, well we're off to the belltower (around 1:30 am) to get in line. I go, really, they say, yeah... you want tickets you need to wait out all night. We arrive and are 15, 16 and 17th in line. Got the tickets and saw an amazing concert.
The pieces included Beethoven's Leonore, Bernstein's Halil and then Prelude Fugue and Riffs with the Vienna Phil. broken down to a big band and finally Brahms 4th. Absolutely incredible!
So I agree with what you suggest.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:11 PM ^
Came for a HELLO post. Left with a trumpet player announcement.
October 14th, 2022 at 3:18 PM ^
You didn’t know who Wynton Marsalis is?!
October 14th, 2022 at 3:38 PM ^
I was thinking that we landed a recruit as well. Took me a minute. I'm more of a Herb Alpert guy myself.
October 15th, 2022 at 3:19 AM ^
Edúcate yourself, though. Marsalis Is one of the most important figures in American music in the last century. Alpert made some fun pop music.
October 15th, 2022 at 9:20 AM ^
Alpert did make several metric tons of $$$
October 15th, 2022 at 10:41 AM ^
A Marsalis hasn't made an appearance on siriusxm's yacht rock channel. How good can he be?
October 14th, 2022 at 4:39 PM ^
I'm ashamed to have never heard of this guy before either. Not my type of music but I'm glad we have another area we can proudly call ourselves leaders and best.
October 14th, 2022 at 6:07 PM ^
Wynton Marsalis is like a latter-day Louis Armstrong-- New Orleans-born and raised, world's leading jazz ambassador, willing to blend traditional jazz with other derivative styles. Jazz at Lincoln Center, which he started in the 80s, is one of NYC's big musical offerings (along with NY Philharmonic and the Met Opera). He comes from the royal family of jazz: his dad Ellis was one of New Orleans' leading pianists for years before dying of COVID early in the pandemic, and his brother Branford was the leader of the Tonight Show band during Jay Leno's early tenure there.
That should be enough for you to sound informed to your friends when you see him at halftime!
October 14th, 2022 at 10:57 PM ^
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October 14th, 2022 at 3:36 PM ^
As a high school jazz musician, I met Wynton and his brother, Branford, in the summer of 1984 up at Interlochen (I actually got to play in the sax line with Branford when he sat in on one of our rehearsals). Both are amazing musicians, and the definition of "class acts." Consequently, I'm not surprised that Wynton, at least, is a Michigan Wolverine (in spirit, anyway)!