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Wynton’s speech at Tulane University in New Orleans
Most of you have returned at a time when many would have stayed away,” Wynton said monday night at an event on Tulane’s campus welcoming back the city’s students, before playing a set with a band that included his pianist father, Ellis.
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Today, he and the rest of the Cultural Subcommittee of Mayor Nagin’s Bring New Orleans Back committee will present their work to the Mayor and the City of New Orleans. -
Interview: From Marsalis, Jazz Profiles in Verse for Kids
Wynton Marsalis has put down his horn and picked up his pen for his latest project. It’s a book called “Jazz A-B-Z,” and in it Marsalis shares his deep knowledge of jazz in all its forms with children. Marsalis jitterbugs his way through the alphabet profiling 26 jazz legends through a variety of poetic forms. Keep reading »
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Transcripts from Wynton’s interview for Ken Burns’ series: JAZZ
The transcript of Wynton’s interview for the series entitled: JAZZ, a film by Ken Burns, is available on PBS web site.
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Ed Bradely interviews Wynton for CBS’s 60 Minutes 2004
For more than a decade, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been trying to build a new home for jazz, a theater tailored to this unique art form.
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Now, what had been a dream for musician and artistic director Wynton Marsalis is about to become reality. And he tells Correspondent Ed Bradley it’s proof that jazz is not, as many critics have charged, struggling to survive. -
Audio and transcript about Wynton’s speaking at National Press Club 2003
As you know, on Monday, September 22, Wynton was in Washington D.C. to speak at the National Press Club.
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Cyber Press Conference on the 2001-02 United in Swing tour, featuring JALC Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis
Below is the full transcript of the Cyber Press Conference on the 2001-02 United in Swing tour, featuring J@LC Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, which was held on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 from 1-2:30pm. Keep reading »
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Wynton’s commencement address at Connecticut College 2001
You know, I never write a speech because I feel that when you write something, you go long. But for this one, I wrote one, and if it goes long, I might just stop in the middle of it and start playing. Now, this is kind of new; I’ve never actually read one, so excuse me while I try to find my right, proper angle. Keep reading »
