Posted on 07 December 2009
UN Goodwill Ambassador and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-musician Wynton Marsalis is awarded the French Legion of Honor and has completed a monumental American intellectual achievement, the symphonic work, Blues Symphony.
By Adoria Doucette
Wynton Marsalis
From the moment he was the first artist to win Grammy awards in two different musical categories, Wynton Marsalis has been widely regarded as a musical genius. Marsalis has a constant presence in the nation’s capital at the White House and Kennedy Center, helping preserve and shape the cultural identity of our nation.
Posted on 19 June 2009
Barbara Gordon, June Libin, and Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
WL SPONSORED – Photos by Kyle Samperton
BLOWN AWAY: When the most renowned jazz musician and trumpter of his generation is the featured entertainment, your event is bound to be spectacular. Special guest artist Wynton Marsalis treated revelers to a set of swing-era jazz that matched perfectly with the roaring ‘20s “Cotton Club” theme. STEPPING OUT: The local dance troupe Step Afrika! performed after dinner and Tina Mather stepped up the auction action with a winning bid/donation of $45,000 for a private concert with violinist Gil Shaham. Corporate chairman Reggie Van Lee showed his own smooth moves as well by contributing a private dinner at his New York condominium, where an infamous Sex and The City balcony scene was shot.
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