Wycliffe has been named “Trombonist of the Year” for 2013 by the Jazz Journalists Association once again. Wycliffe has dominated this award over the past decade, winning it an unprecedented nine times since 2001. Congratulations Wycliffe!
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Hello Pops! Now available on Vinyl
Wycliffe releases the very successful “Hello Pops” recording on Vinyl! With a limited release, all signed and numbered by Wycliffe, this recording sounds great and really pays homage to Wycliffe’s hero Louis Armstrong. The full-length LP includes all the hits from the CD recording. Order yours today!
The Intimate Ellington: Ballads and Blues released by Criss Cross Jazz
On his eighth Criss Cross leader date, Wycliffe Gordon distills his exhaustive knowledge of the oeuvre of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on a well crafted, ten-piece program spanning a timeline from 1927 (Creole Love Call) to 1967 (The Intimacy Of The Blues). Throughout the proceedings, which explore a broad array of flavors, Gordon – spurred by a killer rhythm section of pianist Aaron Diehl, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Alvin Atkinson – plays with characteristic effervescence and tonal creativity, matched by Adrian Cunningham on saxophones and woodwinds and, on several selections, the soulful violin virtuoso Zach Brock and vocalist Dee Daniels.”
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On the Road Again
Wycliffe’s tour schedule has been busier than ever this year starting in Atlanta as a featured performer at the JEN conference, performing on the Jazz Cruise as Gospel show director, performing concerts in OK, NY, NJ, CA, TX, AZ, UT, LA, WA and Portugal, and completing residencies with Juilliard and the Louis Armstrong Legacy Project in Chicago. In addition, Wycliffe returned to the Savannah Music Festival (the only artist to have been there every year since it started), he performed his commissioned score for silent film “Within Our Gates” with live jazz orchestra at Symphony Space, premiered his latest released “Essentially Ellington” at Dizzy’s for a week long run, and he was featured with the Detroit Symphony under the direction of Jeff Tyzik. Visit the tour dates page for more information on upcoming performances.