Wynton Kelly's Liner Notes

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Monk's Masterclass in Comping
Melody, form, and silence in “Stuffy Turkey”
Sep 11 • 
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Start Here

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Start Here: Discover Wynton Kelly’s Liner Notes
A Backstage Pass to the World of Music through Conversations, Stories and Analysis
May 28 • 
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Stories Between the Notes

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My Appasionata Summer
Beethoven, Hemingway, chess and the lessons that prepared me for my journey ahead
Sep 4 • 
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If You Were Here
Notes on a friendship
Aug 14 • 
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Echoes from Santiago de Cuba
Back in 2001, my dad went to Havana, Cuba with his friend and photographer Frank Stewart to lay the groundwork for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra…
Aug 7 • 
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Playing Bach
Bach taught me the most self evident truths about piano playing
Jul 24 • 
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The Entertainer & The J Master
One of the hallmarks of childhood is impatience.
Jul 10 • 
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Hot Bean Strut: The Spark
The story of my first jazz obsession and how it sparked a lifelong journey through rhythm, language, and culture.
Jun 5 • 
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A Tale of Two Wyntons
How the music of Wynton Kelly and Wynton Marsalis shaped my life before I ever knew it.
May 29 • 
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Trading Twelves

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A Conversation with Vera Fonte
Pianist, professor, and researcher Vera Fonte on her piano education and path that led her to her PhD.
Aug 21 • 
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The Joy of Joplin: A Conversation with Marcus Roberts
Acclaimed composer, pianist and educator Marcus Roberts on his relationship with ragtime and stride piano
Jul 17 • 
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A Conversation with Aysegul Durakoglu Part 2
My childhood piano teacher and mentor Aysegul Durakoglu speaks on her influences, the music of Debussy, and her evolving relationship with Turkish…
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A Conversation with Aysegul Durakoglu - Part 1
I sat down to speak with my childhood piano teacher and mentor about her upbringing and teaching philosophy.
Jun 26 • 
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Form and Function

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Bethena
A look at one of Scott Joplin's most novel and personal compositions
Aug 28 • 
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10, No.2
Don't judge a piece of music by its popularity or ascribed importance or lack there of.
Jul 31 • 
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Sinners and the Blues
An Analysis of the Blues as Storyform
Jun 19 • 
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