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
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
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
‘Champion’ brings boxing — and a memorable leading man— to WNO, Washington Post
How many operas have there been about boxing? a friend asked me at the Washington National Opera on Saturday night. In fact, there have been a few in Washington alone. Read More
In Pursuit Of A More Diverse Night At The Opera, NPR
Symphony orchestras and opera companies across the country continually ask the same question: How do we attract a younger and more diverse audience?Saturday night, I discovered something of an answer at the Washington National Opera’s east coast premiere of Champion Read More
Jazzman Terence Blanchard brings swing to ‘Bud, Not Buddy’, Washington Post
For Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard, composing a jazz concert based on the children’s novel “Bud, Not Buddy” meant more than just telling Christopher Paul Curtis’s colorful Depression-era tale in musical terms. It meant writing serious music that high school kids could perform. “I’m not trying to give them a free ride,” Read More
Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard is all about ‘creating conversations’, Washington Post
Grammy-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard was considered one of the pillars of the straight-ahead jazz resurgence of the 1980s. The New Orleans native played with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers before leading his own hard bop ensembles, recording dozens of albums and writing more than 50 movie scores. Read More
Terence Blanchard furthers his Jazz Legacy, WUNC
Jazz trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard has worn many hats. Read More/Listen
President Barack Obama to host International Jazz Day, Guardian
One of the many perks of being the US president is that if you fancy hosting an International Jazz Day concert from your front room, you can. Barack Obama and wife Michelle have announced plans to hold a concert next month, featuring a string of musical legends including Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Sting and Herbie Hancock. Read More
Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective | NPR Music
I recently had the opportunity to stop by the NPR Music offices in DC to perform for their acclaimed Tiny Desk series. Watch this exclusive footage of myself and The E-Collective perform 3 tracks from my album, Breathless.
Watch the full perfomance here