NY Daily News – December 6, 2010
“New Orleans Jazz: Old School to Modern”- with Delfeayo Marsalis
2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award recipient Delfeayo Marsalis will deliver the Winter 2010 Gallatin Lecture, “New Orleans Jazz: Old School to Modern,” on Monday, December 6th at 6:00 PM at the Jerry Labowitz Theatre (1 Washington Pl.) Marsalis will provide a vibrant demonstration of the history of New Orleans /jass/ music and its transformations through the 20th century. With the help of live musicians, Marsalis’s lecture will be an informational performance (“informance”) that engages as much with New Orleans’s vital cultural legacy as it does with the technicalities of changing musical styles.
Delfeayo Marsalis is a jazz trombonist, record producer and 2011 recipient of the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He has produced over 100 major label records, several of which have received Grammy awards and nominations. His production skills earned a 3M Visionary Award and a cover article for the industry source, Mix magazine. As a trombonist, Mr. Marsalis has toured internationally with legendary jazz artists Art Blakey, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Slide Hampton and Max Roach. Delfeayo has been involved with educating youth in various developmental programs for many years, implementing Uptown Music Theatre’s Kidstown AfterSchool in three New Orleans grammar schools in 2009. He has released three solo albums to critical acclaim, including “Pontius Pilate’s Decision” in 1992 and “Minions Dominion” in 2006. Currently, he conducts the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, a mainstay on the New Orleans modern jazz scene.
The Albert Gallatin Lectures bring a series of notable figures from the worlds of politics, the arts, business, and academia to New York University to discuss contemporary issues with students, faculty, and members of the wider community. Presented by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, the Albert Gallatin Lectures reflect the School’s academic philosophy, which is firmly rooted in the idea that knowledge and understanding grow through conversation and collaboration.
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Location:1 Washington Place, Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts, Ground floor
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