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| Wynton Marsalis Septet Reunites  Fifteen years to the day that the Wynton Marsalis Septet debuted In This House, On This Morning at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, most of the musicians from the original recording will reunite to perform the gospel and jazz musical work on May 24, 25 & 26, 2007 in Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Todd Williams, Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley, who performed on the original CD, and Richard Johnson and guest vocalist will celebrate the anniversary of this milestone work to close out Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2006-07 season.On In This House, On This Morning, Wynton Marsalis said, "Some of it is introspective, some of it is praise, some of it is prayerful, and some of it is exotic. The whole service is a dialogue with God. We have a sermon in the middle of it called 'In the Sweet Embrace of Life' because it is performed in the spirit of jazz—we believe in life." Just as it was performed and toured in churches nationwide 15 years ago, In This House, On This Morning at Jazz at Lincoln Center will be a spiritual and cultural event based on the traditional African-American church service with jazz and gospel influences. The composition has been hailed as extraordinary, breathtaking and profound. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |