Wynton Marsalis: Congo Square Video

A ground-breaking work written by Wynton Marsalis with Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy, Congo Square was commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center. This historic work premiered on April 23, 2006 in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans before a wildly enthusiastic audience at  the legendary Congo Square site, the only location in America where African slaves were allowed to perform their own African music and dance from the 1700-1800's.

This video podcast excerpted from the dynamic performance of Congo Square at the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival was produced by Amérimage-Spectra and appears on Boosey.com with kind permission.

To order the Congo Square 2-CD set, autographed by Wynton Marsalis, and for more information, please visit: www.jalc.org/congo.

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Congo Square (2006) 114'
for jazz band and African ensemble
Music by Wynton Marsalis and Yacub Addy
Commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center
Wynton Marsalis / Yacub Addy / Odadaa / Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra