American - Musician | October 18, 1961 -
It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory.
Wynton Marsalis
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The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.
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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.
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There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing.
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People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy for them to get to it. I don't want them ever to feel that I'm taking their presence lightly.
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When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't.
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I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.
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I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad.
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My mother always took my brothers and me to music lessons. There were six children. Our parents attended our concerts and encouraged us to study and enjoy many different types of music.
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When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each year.
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My father is a jazz musician, so I grew up hearing jazz. My parents loved it, but I didn't like it. It went on for too long. Yes, I had certain teachers that really inspired me, like Danny Barker, and John Longo. And I had no idea that I would have any impact on jazz.
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Many of our greatest musicians abandoned all of their aesthetic objectives to try to become pertinent. And, at the end of the day, they never became pop stars. I counter stated that very strongly, and I continue to do that.
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