53 ordspråk av Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Sure, you get angry, ... But no angrier than you get all your life about a system that uses race, class and politics to keep us polarized.
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Sure, you get angry, ... But no angrier than you get all your life about a system that uses race, class, and politics to keep us polarized.
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Sure, you get angry. But no angrier than you get all your life about a system that uses race, class and politics to keep us polarized.
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Swing is about people, it's not about numerical relationships.
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Swing ultimately tests the limits of your desire to work with another to create a mutual feeling, ... And that is what's required from the many citizens of this country. I'm talking about sustained engagement in the issues forced by Katrina.
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The culture of this city is essential to its well-being. The culture of New Orleans is its identity.
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The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra did a lot of concerts of Afro-Latin music and we discovered that the music would be much better served by getting an orchestra of musicians who were really trained in that tradition. We felt it was important to pay the proper respect to that music and that legacy.
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The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves.
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There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising.
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These great jazz musicians set new standards for instrumental and vocal performance in the 20th century. Their work stands as a testament to the creative power of jazz. ...
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This girl, about 14, came to see me and I said, 'What are you doing out so late?'
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This is one of the great cultural cities of the world. Through the music, New Orleans spoke to the soul of the nation. That's why this is a national crisis.
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To put on your suit and play jazz music, ... knowing that many people in your audience have never experienced any jazz whatsoever, you have to believe beyond the fear of rejection. But that fear is part of creating.
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We have a lot that we've offered this country. It's our art form. It's America's art form.
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We really turned it into a jazz work, ... We did a lot of playing with - and off - the orchestra. But we were watching the conductor the whole time. We weren't just out there. We worked everything out in advance. ... We're very pleased with the way it turned out.
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