Terrence Blanchard (b. March 13, 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American Mainstream jazz musician and composer, though he performs in various jazz mediums. He has been one of the top trumpet players in jazz since the 1980s, and has worked with some of the legends of the genre. He rose to prominence through his ociation with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers from 1982-1986. He has also played with Lionel Hampton and was the co-leader of a group with Donald Harrison for many years. He also appeared on the soundtracks of several Spike Lee films and appears in Lee’s 2006 Hurricane Katrina documentary, When the Levees Broke for which he also wrote the original score. Blanchard has recorded as a leader for Columbia Records and Blue Note Records. He is known for his african-fusion style of playing which makes him unique from other trumpet players from his generation such as Wynton Marsalis. He is currently serving as Artistic Director at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.
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This is one of my …
This is one of my very favs on you tube, it`s so beautiful. the space and time it`s so Aaaaahhhhh…..
Jazz music is meant …
Jazz music is meant to be expressing the most intimate and deep personal emotions through improvisation and it’s mean to be existantial by nature but it’s may be less phylosophical then Shostakovitch or Alban Berg in a methaphisical point of view;)
also Jazz today is not a narrow genre like it used to be in early 30 or 40th. This piece I find as very deep and emotional and all great music transends the limitation of a genre in this case to my point of view
these remarks don’t …
these remarks don’t show any true understanding or appreciation of music. Rather, they show a judgemental attitude towards music.
What a silly thing …
What a silly thing to say. Classical=deep, Jazz=shallow?! are you deaf?
jazz emotions are …
jazz emotions are not very deep, they don’t touch the higher levels of existence like classical music does, they’re shallow, but thats okay, i still like jazz a lot
reminds me of a …
reminds me of a jazz festival i went to last year.Jazz festivals are awesome!
when one has that …
when one has that level of communication it transcends limits of Jazz and becomes just beautuful music
Blanchard does …
Blanchard does speak to your soul. Just listen to most of Spike Lees soundtracks. It’s too bad that the masses don’y feel his music.
only 2 posts …
only 2 posts regarding this wonderful song?
A 50 cent song probably has 50 posts.What a sad commentary on our society.This musician is brilliant.
Blanchard’s horn …
Blanchard’s horn trancends the notes. It speaks deep human emotion… thanks for posting this.
Fuck yeah man!!
yeah man!!