Lincoln Center Orchestra Analysis

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The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on October 7th treated a full house in Eisenhower Auditorium to an abundance of riches. The auditorium was packed with enthusiasts who would come to hear the famous ensembles that is superlative in jazz history. Marsalis and his orchestra presented endless cycle of instrument solos. Certainly, audiences were not disappointed.

Several beautiful pieces brightened Wednesday’s program, starting with an Afro-Latin tone poem "Cal de Aro." (I cannot tell the spelling). Though this piece drew upon familiar dance rhythms steeped in Caribbean culture, its dissonances rendered it fresh and significantly. Marsalis played in an extended solo that won a big applause from the audience because this

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