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Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American Musician
Born: Oct 18, 1961
Jazz Me Music People Time You
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Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress. Wynton Marsalis
Progress Our Concern Overshadowed Human Maybe Human Progress Preoccupation Technological Technological Progress
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. Wynton Marsalis
Me Father Long Parents Jazz Too Danny Musician Would John Impact No Idea Inspired Had Idea Like Hearing Up Yes Any Grew Loved Really Certain Jazz Musician Teachers
Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches. Wynton Marsalis
Music You Try Whatever Everybody Others Approaches Worry Say Hates Some About Pursue Could Hearing Maybe Different Really Your
The bandstand is a sacred place. Wynton Marsalis
Sacred Bandstand Place
It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another. Wynton Marsalis
King Relating Our Way Another Modern Tireless Fostered Activism Dr
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. Wynton Marsalis
Day Musicians End Of The Day Try Become Stars Our Stated Abandoned Objectives Strongly Never Counter Became Greatest Aesthetic Continue End Very Pop Pertinent Pop Stars Many
The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel. Wynton Marsalis
Music Somebody Country Jazz Other Bending Runs All-American Through New Country Music Gospel New Orleans American Blues Note American Music Groove Orleans
My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge. Wynton Marsalis
Me Pressure Edge Added Something Finish Having Gives Schedule Like Tight Always Doing
There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz. Wynton Marsalis
Democracy Jazz Spirit Integration Much
When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' Wynton Marsalis
Great Me You Director Son School Father Band Ellis Musician High High School He Excited Known Sure Because Said Heard
My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of continual social progress. Wynton Marsalis
Generation World Progress Better Our Our Generation Would Brothers Better Place Had He Make America Expected Place Social Social Progress Daddy Lived
When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change? Wynton Marsalis
Faith Change Lose Our Ability Effect Begin Did
The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States. Wynton Marsalis
History Important States Point New New Orleans The History Of United Rebuilding United States Orleans
Thank the good Lord for a job. Wynton Marsalis
Good Job Good Lord Lord Thank
I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown. Wynton Marsalis
Saying Myself People Brown Like Clifford Sound Miles
I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. Wynton Marsalis
Time Old Father First Band Got Years Trumpet Six Al Playing
The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible. Wynton Marsalis
Time First Hymn Terrible First Time Trumpet Public Ever Played Marine
My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. Wynton Marsalis
Myself Musicians Together Older Would Would-Be Brother Never Knew Always Bands Professional Older Brother Played
I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time. Wynton Marsalis
Time Mother Father Men Half Books Would About Never He Knew Like Talk Half The Time Read Talking Always Educated Were Very Us Grown Grown Men Slaves
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. Wynton Marsalis
Today Time Generation Country Young Older Our Some Higher Seldom Higher Standard Lead Pushed Since Been Very Quite Quite Some Time Anything Younger Younger Generation Standard
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. Wynton Marsalis
Time Day People Money Sit Jazz Down Spent Out Easy Taken Taking Feel Lightly Come Concert Get Want Them Ever Presence
When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't. Wynton Marsalis
Me Treat First Everybody Would Scene Could New Like Came York New York Play
I dress up a certain way because I respect the music. Wynton Marsalis
Music Respect Way Dress Dress-Up Because Up Certain Certain Way
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. Wynton Marsalis
Love Listening Year Jazz John John Coltrane More More And More Coltrane Developed Still Began Which Each Each Year
When you create change with your point of view, you have to be ready for what comes with that. Wynton Marsalis
You Change Point Point Of View Ready Create View Your
Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general. Wynton Marsalis
Musicians Conversation Jazz Classical General Like Always Converse Interesting Jazz Musicians
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