A CONVERSATION WITH WYCLIFFE GORDON
Tue, Nov 17
|Online Event for All Ages
Join Wycliffe Gordon and MJI faculty member Marcya Daneille for a conversation about Wycliffe’s amazing career as a musician, composer, conductor, arranger, and educator. He is the winner of “Best Trombonist” in this year’s annual DownBeat International Critics Poll.
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2020, 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM CST
Online Event for All Ages
About the Event
A Conversation with Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon experiences an impressive career touring the world performing to great acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
Jazz Journalists Association named him “2019 Trombonist of the Year” for the 12th time, and Downbeat Critics Poll named Wycliffe “Best Trombone” again for 2020 (2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013 & 2012). In 2018, Wycliffe received the “Louie Award” honoring his dedication and commitment to the music of Louis Armstrong, and received the International Trombone Association Award in 2017, which recognizes the highest level of creative and artistic achievement. In 2015, Wycliffe was presented the Satchmo award from the Sarasota Jazz Club, received the Louis Armstrong Memorial Prize presented by the Swing Jazz Culture Foundation, and was named Artist of the Year (2015) by the Augusta Arts Council. He is also a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others.
In addition to an extremely…
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