A Conversation with Jazz Trumpeter and Composer Terence Blanchard

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 2013. [3/2023] [Show ID: 38659]
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[@TheStigue]

My favourite quote here is: "You're here to play music that goes around the world. You want to travel the world and you have to be mindful of what's going on outside of your local square."

[@marilynnseits210]

Wow - his comments are as great as his music is....