Recent Sightings Trumpeter, composer brings love of jazz to campus

November 8, 2021

Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, along with renowned jazz musicians from the E-Collective and Turtle Island String Quartet, play tribute to living jazz legend Wayne Shorter during ABSENCE, a collaborative concert performed in Shannon Hall in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Nov. 5. Blanchard had a performance waiver exempting him from face mask requirement indoors.

Photo by: Jeff Miller

Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, along with jazz musicians from the E-Collective and Turtle Island String Quartet, play tribute to living jazz legend Wayne Shorter during ABSENCE, a collaborative concert in Shannon Hall in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Nov. 5. Blanchard had a performance waiver exempting him from indoors face mask requirements.