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Terence Blanchard on Scoring Spike Lee Joints

Terence Blanchard, an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, has composed music for all of director Spike Lee's films — from Malcolm X to Inside Man. He talks to Farai Chideya about the relationship between music and the movies.

Terence Blanchard on Scoring Spike Lee Joints

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Music Interviews

Terence Blanchard: Musical Musings on 'God's Will'

Fresh Air

The latest CD from New Orleans trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is A Tale of God's Will, whose subtitle is "A Requiem for Katrina." Parts of the recording were heard in Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke.

Terence Blanchard: Musical Musings on 'God's Will'

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Studio Sessions

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Performs Live in 4A

Born and raised among the jazz greats of New Orleans, renowned trumpeter Terence Blanchard captured the city's devastation in his film score for Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke. He discusses his latest project, A Tale of God's Will (a requiem for Katrina).

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Concerts

Terence Blanchard in Concert at Jazz Fest

WBGO

Terence Blanchard was born in New Orleans — a place where it means something to take up the trumpet. The trumpeter honors the legacy of jazz legend Louis Armstrong at the 2007 University of Michigan Jazz Festival recorded by JazzSet.

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Director's Cuts

Music DVDs That Beat Expectations

Occasionally a music DVD comes along that exceeds expectations. Shanda, a documentary about Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi, and Flow,a look at the jazz of trumpeter Terence Blanchard, go the extra mile.

Music DVDs That Beat Expectations

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Music Reviews

Blanchard Evokes the Sound of Miles

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard set out to make a record in the spirit of a Miles Davis Quartet record. He even hired Miles Davis' piano player, Herbie Hancock, to oversee the sessions. The result is a CD, Flow, which doesn't mimic Davis' sound, but takes it to a more contemporary setting.

Blanchard Evokes the Sound of Miles

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Terence Blanchard's 'Bounce'

Just past 40, trumpeter Terence Blanchard can look back at numerous musical accomplishments, including nearly two dozen albums and a body of well-respected soundtrack work for director Spike Lee and others. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Blanchard about his latest CD, Bounce.

Terence Blanchard's 'Bounce'

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