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The music for BlacKkKlansman comes from NOLA’s very own Terence Blanchard
BlacKkKlansman is Spike Lee’s provocative film about an African-American detective who goes undercover to infiltrate the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Based on a true story, the film […]
Terence Blanchard, Live (Blue Note)
Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard continues the conversation on violence between law enforcement and African American citizens that he addressed musically and philosophically on his 2015 Grammy-nominated album Breathless. This […]
Celebrate Int’l Jazz Day With Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard In Congo Square
UPDATE: This event has been moved to the Orpheum Theater (same time) International Jazz Day is Monday, April 30, but New Orleans will have the opportunity to celebrate it early […]
Terence Blanchard talks back
Initially renowned as a jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, New Orleans native son and five-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard, 55, has since delved into music from numerous angles. He became […]
New Orleans Native Terence Blanchard Awarded $50,000 Fellowship
Internationally acclaimed trumpeter, composer, film scorer and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard has a another trophy to add to his case. The Chicago-based philanthropic organization United States Artists (USA) has […]
Terence Blanchard is Breathless with Frustration
Breathless (adj.) To be restricted of air because of emotions or force. The word breathless has the ability to bring to mind special moments: a stunning sunset or a brilliant […]
Terence Blanchard Named Visiting Scholar at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music has named Terence Blanchard a visiting scholar in the Jazz Composition Department beginning in the fall of 2015. A New Orleans native, Blanchard has gained international […]
Terence Blanchard: Magnetic (Blue Note)
Buy on Amazon Terence Blanchard brilliantly continues his life-long exploration of jazz on his latest release. As one would expect of a musician of his caliber, broad experience, talent and […]
Terence Blanchard: Jazz Messenger
In the early 1980s, trumpeter Terence Blanchard came of age on stage, succeeding Wynton Marsails in drummer Art Blakey’s vaunted Jazz Messengers, the longstanding proving ground that also steered New […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 34): Terence Blanchard, Behind the Scene
“We’ve all had that moment in our lives where we’ve had to ask ourselves, ‘Who am I? What am I doing,’” says trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard in this week’s […]
