Terence Blanchard, a seven-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee, has been named the new executive artistic director at SFJAZZ.
SFJAZZ appoints Grammy-winner Terence Blanchard as executive artistic director, MERCURY NEWS
With big shoes to fill, SFJAZZ taps Terence Blanchard to lead the way, WRTI
Last year, when Randall Kline announced his intention to retire as executive artistic director of SFJAZZ, the obvious question was: how do you follow that? Today the San Francisco arts organization revealed its answer, naming composer, trumpeter and bandleader Terence Blanchard as its new creative leader, and Kline’s successor. READ MORE
Lincoln Center Kicks Off Year-Long Celebration Of Multi-Talented Musician Terence Blanchard – Forbes Magazine
Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION to Premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in April – Broadway World
Terence Blanchard‘s opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, will have its highly anticipated Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10, with nine performances running through May 13. Read More
“Fire Shut Up In My Bones” Now Available On iTunes and Apple Music
“Fire Shut Up In My Bones” which made history as the first opera by a Black composer to be presented at the Met, is now available on iTunes and Apple Music. Recorded as part of the company’s Live in HD series, this powerful performance stars baritone Will Liverman and sopranos Latonia Moore and Angel Blue, with Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting a vivid staging co-directed by James Robinson and Camille A. Brown.