Terence Blanchard @T_Blanchard
Internationally renowned jazz trumpeter and film composer from New Orleans, LA. https://t.co/cLyhK7PaKU terenceblanchard.com New Orleans, LA Joined June 2009-
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It is not often that you get to sit down with one of the world's most respected journalist. Honored! #camanpour #Christiane Amanpour #CNN #metopera #fireshutupinmybones #GlobalJazz cnn.com/videos/tv/2024…
Had a great time playing with Louis Cato and the great band on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Thanks for the invite @colbertlateshow and @StephenAtHome #Colbert. Photo by Scott Kowalchyk @skpnyc #GlobalJazz
After a whirlwind weekend in DC where we celebrated the 2024 #NEAJazzMasters, I will be joining Louis Cato and the Late Show house band on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight Monday 4/15/24! @colbertlateshow and @StephenAtHome #Colbert
Thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh who came out to support @CulturalTrust
Thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh who came out to support @CulturalTrust
Proud to have Brittany Renee on this project.
Proud to have Brittany Renee on this project.
So proud of this production..don't miss it.
So proud of this production..don't miss it.
Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met stage April 8. Enjoy this clip from the final dress rehearsal of bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green and soprano Brittany Renee singing Charles and Greta’s Act III duet.
Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met April 8 and is on stage through May 2.See this Instagram video by @MetOpera instagram.com/reel/C5Zf16TxT…
Master poet, self-proclaimed "bluesiologist", a jazz man of ideas, a pied piper of the revolution, Happy 75th heavenly birthday to the one and only Gil Scott-Heron. #GilScottHeron youtu.be/MnOVbMFiGVg?fe…
.@T_Blanchard, jazz + funk + R&B fusion band The E-Collective is a way into the musical realms he always wanted to explore, citing them as “an example of the revolution that is taking place. ... We are what the promise of America is supposed to be.”
Congrats to @bartz_gary & @T_Blanchard, this year’s NEA Jazz Masters! The @NEAarts and @kennedycenter will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with a special live stream of the 2024 #NEAJazzMasters Tribute Concert on April 13 at 7:30pm ET. #BMIJazz arts.gov
Resharing with a youtube link my #MondayMemory from 1987 when #DonaldHarrison and I, two young musicians from New Orleans, released "Crystal Stair", and we released an old school video for the single "Endicott". #YoungTurks #HarrisonBlanchard youtu.be/Fwti-4BtVlM?fe…
A #MondayMemory from 1987 when #Donald Harrison and I, two young musicians from New Orleans, recorded and released an album "Crystal Stair". We also made this old school video for the single "Endicott". #YoungTurks #GlobalJazz #JazzMen music.apple.com/us/music-video…
To my daughters, Let your light shine. Happy International Women's Day youtu.be/zIxNjSK9Bx0?fe…
European Concert Announcements: Terence Blanchard + E-Collective + Turtle Island Quartet March 9 - Transition Jazz Festival - Utrecht, Netherlands Tickets: transitionfestival.nl March 10 - De Oosterpoort - Groningen Netherlands Tickets: spotgroningen.nl/programma/tere…
Don’t miss @T_Blanchard talking w/ @METOrchestra principal #trumpet David Krauss about his debut at the @MetOpera and more on the #podcast. Listen: apple.co/3C8Tv7X 📸Cedric Angeles #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackmusician @BlackOrchestral @jazzdotorg @SphinxOrg
We're continuing our celebration of #BHM w/ famed #trumpeter, #band leader, & #composer @T_Blanchard. He discusses his debut at the @MetOpera, #jazz legend Art Blakey & Spike Lee. Full convo: apple.co/3C8Tv7X 📸: Cedric Angeles @jazzdotorg @LincolnCenter #speakingsoundly
Chucho Valdez on Fridays Live @SFJAZZ
A truly terrific segment from @nprclassical on @MorningEdition celebrating Rhapsody in Blue at 100 with perspectives (including thoughts from @T_Blanchard & me) on lineage, legacy, tradition and change - and how this music reflects it all. npr.org/2024/02/12/123… @PENTATONEmusic
See Me As I Am, our year-long, cross-campus celebration of @T_Blanchard continues this Sunday with a concert highlighting his astonishing 30+ years of film music.
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@kaj33 Kendrick Lamar articulated this perfectly on The Heart Part 5. Our individual actions have a dramatic impact on the perception of our communities more broadly.
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@T_Blanchard EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE only NEW YORK live performance of my 2024 Grammy-nominated spoken word poetry album, GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER. TUES APRIL 16th, 7pm (doors open at 6pm), at @JoesPub! WITH FULL BAND! TICKETS > publictheater.org/productions/jo…
@dradambanks Have you heard Jubilant Sykes? I caught this set with @T_Blanchard (all five nights 😍) at @bluesalley before the album release: Jubilant Sykes (1998) | Album: Jubilant | music.youtube.com/playlist?list=… via @youtubemusic
@theecookieecake Mhm. Personally I think the remix with Cyrus made country music’s institutions embrace Lil Nas.
@beyonceparkwood But they accepted lil nas x old town road. They just hate women
Country music’s conservative demographic doesn’t see fit for Black artists when they start to rule the genre that originated amongst Black people.
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The National Anthem hasn’t been this soulful since 1983! 41 years ago today, Marvin Gaye gave a legendary performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ to open the NBA All-Star Game 🙌🏾
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all! Everywhere else it’s just Tuesday. 💜🎭💛🎉💚 #MardiGras #NewOrleans
PROUD MARY… This one was for you Queen, @tinaturner !! Thank you @RecordingAcad for having me!! ✨✨ What an honor it was having 2 of Tina Turners dancers of 14 years perform with me! @fatima_noir, thank you and your entire team for teaching me all the choreography!…
This night meant a lot…(more on that later) The blessings of divine health, divine peace, divine love, divine joy & divine freedom. WE WON 🩵🙌🏾✨
At last night’s @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs, the award for Best Opera Recording went to @T_Blanchard’s Champion @MetOpera @nezetseguin; Best Classical Solo Vocal Album went to @_JuliaBullock for Walking In The Dark.
On the night of my 1st performance of Death Of A Salesman on Broadway, one man sat alone in the theater to greet me. Carl Weathers. A personal hero. It was a moment I will remember for the rest of my life. I thanked him for his importance to me, his artistry, and character. RIP
The Purple Knight nation mourns the loss of Carl Weathers. He was a student at St. Augustine from 1962 - 1965 participating in the Glee Club and football. We enjoyed witnessing his success over the last six decades as a former NFL linebacker and a movie star. He will be missed!
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