Music for these troubled times: Terence Blanchard to Release “Live” New Album featuring The E-Collective out April 20 on Blue Note Records. Album recorded Live at venues in three communities that have experience escalating conflicts between law enforcement and African American citizens. Read More
Terence Blanchard’s opera “Champion,” the tragedy of a boxer who can’t be himself, NOLA.com
When New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard heard his name announced as a winner of the first of his four Grammy Awards, he turned to his wife and kissed her. Such an ordinary thing. It’s what people who have won an ultimate success in their chosen fields are expected to do when they hear their name announced: turn to those they love for a congratulatory smooch. Read More
New Orleans, “the Opera Capital of North America”, Where Magazine
Dressed in all black with yellow-rimmed glasses, Terence Blanchard looks every bit the jazz great he is, speaking to an intimate crowd gathered at the Loews New Orleans hotel. The multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, who graduated from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts before touring with such legends as Lionel Hampton and Art Blakey, is perhaps best known for his many movie scores (from 1991’s “Jungle Fever” to 2016’s “The Comedian”). But it’s the National Opera Conference he’s returned to his hometown to address. Read More
Terence Blanchard named 2018 Fellow by United States Artist
United States Artists is pleased to announce the 2018 USA Fellows. This year, 45 artists and collectives will receive our $50,000 unrestricted award that recognizes their contributions to the field, honors their creative accomplishments, and supports their ongoing artistic and professional development. Read More
Terence Blanchard and Kronos Quartet receive Hewlett Foundation grant
Kronos Performing Arts Association is commissioning multiple Grammy-winning jazz artist Terence Blanchard to create an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word. Blanchard will collaborate with poet Nikky Finney for the sung/spoken word libretto that explores race relations, social justice, civil rights and resistance movements. Read More
Terence Blanchard receives MAP Fund grant for new commission – OUR VOICES: DEMOCRACY RE:visited
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and Tri-C JazzFest will commission a new composition by Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. The title will be OUR VOICES: DEMOCRACY RE:visited. The piece is inspired by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and will reflect the conditions, events and individuals that have produced political change and impacted public policy. Read More
Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard happy to share the spotlight with his exceptional band, Charleston City Paper
Forty minutes into his own performance at the Cistern, Terence Blanchard had played trumpet for about five minutes. Read More
Review: Terence Blanchard and E-Collective make music their mission, Post and Courier
“Imitation is suicide,” proclaimed a recorded voice in reference to the responsibility of the artist. Read More
Terence Blanchard as he watched Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard’s removal: ‘It’s a historic moment’, NOLA.com
Among the dozens of onlookers who watched workers take down the statue of P.G.T. Beauregard on Wednesday morning was Terence Blanchard, the celebrated trumpet player. Read More
Washington National Opera’s CHAMPION is a Winner, Broadway World
The winner, after two rounds…err…two acts and one intermission, is Champion at Washington National Opera (WNO). Read More