Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band
Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are joining forces with the University of Michigan's marching band for a performance at Saturday's football game
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Wynton Marsalis has done just about everything in the world of music.
One thing he hasn't, however, is team up his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with a college marching band — until now.
“I've never seen a jazz band like ours play with a marching band, where the actual music we're playing is integrated into the music the band is playing,” Marsalis said during one of his many stops this week in Ann Arbor, where the Grammy and Pulitzer winner is taking part in a weeklong residency at the University of Michigan.
On Thursday, the 60-year-old Marsalis and members of the JLCO strode onto the Michigan Marching Band's practice field to rehearse for Saturday's show. They'll play during the Michigan football team's game against Penn State at the 107,000-seat Michigan Stadium.
