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16 September 2020
Wynton Marsalis, an opera for times of crisis

“The Ever Fonky Lowdown” by Wynton Marsalis is released exclusively digital on
Blue Engine. A committed and satirical album on democratic freedom, the abuse
of power, racism and corruption.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, © Laurence Sumulong

Wynton Marsalis's exploration of socio-cultural and political issues has
given rise to some of his most inspired and provocative work over the past
four decades, starting with Grammy's-winning "Black Codes (From the
Underground)" in 1985, “Blood on the Fields” ─ the first jazz composition to
win a Pulitzer Prize - in 1996, “All Rise” in 2002 (successfully performed by
symphony orchestras around the world), and “From the Plantation to the
Penitentiary ”in 2007, which, according to one critic,“ reveals a fundamental
truth about this country with great anger and heart. ”

“ The Ever Fonky Lowdown ” tackles head-on the irresistible cocktail of
deception, racism, greed and gullibility that hinders the struggle for human
rights and corrupts the possibilities and promises of democracy in America
and around the world . Available exclusively on digital platforms, “The Ever
Fonky Lowdown” features the Jazz at Lincoln Center