Terence Blanchard at Barranquijazz Festival in Colombia

The capacity audience at this cosmopolitan Caribbean coastal city’s 15th-annual Barranquijazz Festival fell pin-drop quiet for Terence Blanchard’s opening trumpet soliloquy. Barranquijazz takes place in Barranquilla, Colombia the second week […]

Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard, Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz Records)

The meeting on record of Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard risks a collapse under the weight of names. Not just their own, but the corresponding heroes that inspire the collaboration. […]

Terence Blanchard, Choices (Concord Jazz)

“I’m not against smartness and brains; it’s just that it falls so radically short of what it means to be human and making the right mature choices in life.” —Dr. […]

Terence Blanchard, A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (Blue Note)

The last we heard from Terence Blanchard on record was the vibrant Flow, which he showcased at the 2005 Essence Festival as the marquee New Orleans act on the bill. […]

Terence Blanchard, Flow (Blue Note)

Attendees of Terence Blanchard’s Jazz Fest set got a preview of this outstanding effort by the trumpeter and his solid band. Memorable from the performance and on the disc is […]

Terence Blanchard: Bounce (Blue Note)

Terence Blanchard knows what it takes to assemble a fully comprehensive program of music. The trumpeter, a now-seasoned, hugely capable musician, doesn’t simply rely on his own superior abilities and […]

Backtalk: Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard just got off the road for a well-earned month respite. The busy trumpeter, bandleader and composer will soon be heading out again to tour in support of his […]

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Terence Blanchard

His father wanted him to be an opera singer, but Terence Blanchard became a jazz trumpeter instead, one whose enveloping sound -defined by a soaring, resplendent tone and a unique […]

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Rebecca Barry, New Records From Terence Blanchard & Branford Marsalis

Young jazz lioness Rebecca Barry celebrates the release of her long awaited debut CD, And Then Some, on Thursday, March 25th at The Funky Butt. The twenty-three year old tenor […]