Benedict College and Norfolk State Win HBCU Jazz Competition to Open for Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. – Nine jazz ensembles from Historically Black Colleges and Universities competed in Norfolk, Saturday, for the chance to open for jazz great Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The competition inside Chrysler Hall was judged by Marsalis and other musicians from his group, including trombonist Vincent Gardner, a native of Hampton. […]
