Wynton Kelly's Liner Notes

Frank Stewart on Phineas Newborn

Reflections from the pianist's stepson

Oct 23 • 

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We Three: Phineas, Frank and Me

The story of my first encounter with the music of Phineas Newborn.

Oct 16 • 

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Composer of America, Not Just American

From Congo Square to the Caribbean, Gottschalk reminds us that America has always been connected.

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

Congo Square: Remembering Jazz at Lincoln Center's Return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Andre Kimo Stone Guess on producing the Congo Square concert, the first major musical event in New Orleans after Katrina.

Sep 26 • 

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Higher Ground: Remembering Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Katrina Benefit 20 Years Later

I sat down with my father Andre Kimo Stone Guess to discuss how the Higher Ground concert came together in the wake of Katrina.

Sep 18 • 

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Monk's Masterclass in Comping

Melody, form, and silence in “Stuffy Turkey”

Sep 11 • 

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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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August 2025

Bethena

A look at one of Scott Joplin's most novel and personal compositions

Aug 28 • 

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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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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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July 2025

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.

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