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Jazz Trumpeter Terence Blanchard @ the University of Virginia, Part 3.

Terence Blanchard ended his three-day residency at the University of Virginia in spectacular fashion on Saturday evening. He and the university’s jazz band’s treated a full house in Old Cabell Auditorium to a gem of a concert. (The photo below is from the sound check, a couple hours before the... Read more →

Jazz Trumpeter Terence Blanchard @ the University of Virginia, Part 2

Most non-musicians probably don’t realize that a lot of great music is made during rehearsals. Over the last couple of days, I’ve been lucky enough to hear Terence Blanchard, the Grammy award-winning composer and jazz trumpeter, and the members of the University of Virginia jazz band prepare for tonight’s concert.... Read more →

Jazz Trumpeter Terence Blanchard @ the University of Virginia, Part 1

One of the greatest jazz trumpeters, Terence Blanchard, is in town, and that’s reason enough to interrupt my series of postings on the Cape Town New Year’s Carnival. He’ll perform with the University of Virginia’s student jazz band on Saturday evening. (More information here.) I made the photos below during... Read more →