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SUMMARY:Terence Blanchard
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: Terence Blanchard=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/44511=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2009-06-26=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2009-06-26=0D=0A=0D=0AThe crucible of catastrophe impels creative expression. Since the turn of the century, this has taken shape in manifold ways, from artistic responses to the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the war in Iraq to the pummeling of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is this latter calamity that informs Crescent City native son Terence Blanchard's impassioned song cycle, the Grammy Winning 'A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)', is a 13-track emotional tour de force of anger, rage, compassion, melancholy and beauty released in 2007 on Blue Note records. (Since signing with the label in 2003, Blanchard has released two other critically acclaimed albums, Bounce and Flow, the latter of which was nominated for two Grammys in 2006.)  =0D=0A=An important jumpstart for 'A Tale of God's Will' was director Spike Lee's decision to document the aftermath of Katrina on film, which would become a 4 hour HBO documentary, 'When The Levees Broke.' The trumpeter, bandleader, arranger and film-score composer was enlisted by Lee as he has been on numerous occasions ('Mo' Better Blues,' 'Malcolm X,' 'The 25th Hour' and 'Inside Man,') to score his film.  Terence Blanchard was born in New Orleans on March 13, 1962. Picking up the trumpet in elementary school, he was also coached at home by his opera-singing father. In high school, Terence came under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis. After graduation, he attended Rutger's University on a music scholarship. One of Terence's professors was so impressed by his talent that he brokered him a touring gig with Lionel Hampton's band.  =0D=0A=In 1983, Wynton Marsalis recommended his homeboy as his replacement in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Part of the Blakey legend was his ability to foster performances and individual personalities from the young malleable talents he brought into his fold. Blakey utilized and nurtured the improvisation and compositional ideas of his band members to solidify his own unique artistic vision. The legacy of the working band as jazz workshop is at the essence of jazz and Blanchard remains one of the few on the scene today who fully embrace that dynamic.  Two years later, Terence and fellow Messenger Donald Harrison split to form their own quintet. In 1990, Blanchard departed to pursue a solo career. During his tenure at Columbia, both his soundtracks to 'Mo' Better Blues' and 'The Heart Speaks' were nominated for Grammy Awards. Signed to the Sony Classical label in 1999, the trumpeter/composer gained acclaim as a bandleader and scorer of movie and television soundtracks (including the Grammy nominated 'Wandering Moon' and a Golden Globe nomination for his score for Spike Lee's 'The 25th Hour.')=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:8pm & 10pm
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