Wynton Marsalis to help Michigan marching band ring in 125th Anniversary at halftime
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According to “M Live”,
“Wynton Marsalis to help Michigan marching band ring in 125th Anniversary at halftimeANN ARBOR, MI - Jazz and the University of Michigan Marching Band are around the same age.
Jazz historians say that while the genre evolved over the 19th century, a commonly accepted origin was in New Orleans around 1895, according to NewOrleans.com.
A year after that, Harry dePont gathered gathered around 30 musicians on UM’s campus in Ann Arbor to establish a student-run marching band, according to the band’s website. In the fall of 1897, band leader Lewellyn Renwick and his musicians accompanied the football team to Detroit to perform during a 14-0 victory by Michigan over Minnesota.
This fall marks the band’s 125th anniversary, and during halftime at this weekend’s football game, its history will merge with the legacy of American jazz in a show with one of the genre’s living icons.
Wynton Marsalis, a 9-time Grammy Award winner and the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for composition -- along with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra -- will collaborate with the marching band at halftime of Michigan’s home football game Saturday against Penn State.….”To read the rest of the article, use the link below. Videos relative to this are below aa well.
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I can't Find anything preceding 1900. Its precursors were Ragtime and the Blues, with a touch of Western Marching Band.
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@kehaulani said in Wynton Marsalis to help Michigan marching band ring in 125th Anniversary at halftime:
I can't Find anything preceding 1900. Its precursors were Ragtime and the Blues, with a touch of Western Marching Band.
I by no means am a music, or music history scholar / authority. The following is a quote from the link below from the National Park Service. I suspect that this, or a similar source, is where the “M Live” author of the article I originally quoted got their information and came up with the 1895 date. If the government says it’s true, it must be true, or at least a matter of semantics.
”The early development of jazz in New Orleans is most associated with the popularity of bandleader Charles "Buddy" Bolden, an "uptown" cornetist whose charisma and musical power became legendary. After playing briefly with Charley Galloway’s string band in 1894, Bolden formed his own group in 1895. During the next decade he built a loyal following, entertaining dancers throughout the city (especially at Funky Butt Hall, which also doubled as a church, and at Johnson and Lincoln Parks). In 1906 he collapsed while performing in a street parade. The following year he was institutionalized at the state sanitarium at Jackson for the remainder of his life...”
https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/jazz_history.htm
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"By the late 1890s, (Bolden) led the most successful band in New Orleans and quickly became known as King Bolden, the leading figure of the rising New Orleans-style ragtime music that would later be known as jazz.
Bolden’s popularity remained unchallenged in New Orleans right up to the middle of the first decade of the 20th century."
Jazz TimesBolden represented the transition from Ragtime to Jazz.
If anyone's really interested in the origins of Jazz, read
Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development
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Wynton Marsalis, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and the University of Michigan Marching Band “Hybrid Half Time Show”:
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Damn. Wynton and the entire JLC Band imported? Wonder what that cost?
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@kehaulani said in Wynton Marsalis to help Michigan marching band ring in 125th Anniversary at halftime:
Damn. Wynton and the entire JLC Band imported? Wonder what that cost?
Probably “A drop in the bucket”. To put things into perspective, Jim Harbaugh, the University of Michigan Head Football Coach’s salary is reported to be $7.08 million this year. 100,000 people were in the stands representing millions of dollars of ticket sales this game alone, concessions, parking, sponsorship, as well as TV money involved. On top of that, “The University Musical Society, a nonprofit affiliated with the University of Michigan and one of the oldest performing arts presenters in the country, brought Marsalis and his orchestra to southeast Michigan for the residency. It includes a pair of concerts at the school’s Hill Auditorium as well as masterclasses and workshops, plus a performance for K-12 students and a visit to a federal prison.”
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Hey, after all, what's an institution of higher learning for?
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Getzen Capri Cornet
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Charlie Parker"Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
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@kehaulani Did you mean the federal prison?
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I know they are getting paid for this, but still, it's pretty awesome. I would feel so lucky to be one of the kids participating in this event.
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The thread title is a little misleading to me. "Wynton Marsalis to help . . '. This is not a magnanimous gift. It's a gig.
