Ensemble | Wynton Marsalis |
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Date | Friday, April 11th, 2014 |
Time | 12:45pm |
Event Type | Conversation / Keynote Address |
Event Name | Lunch & A Conversation with Wynton Marsalis in Word and Music |
Festival | “PREP for PREP” Smart Connections Conference |
Venue | Time Warner Center |
Address | 10 Columbus Circle |
Location | New York, NY, United States |
Venue Phone | +1 212-579-1470 |
Jazz legend and Managing & Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis served as a keynote speaker. He discussed the central role the arts can play in education and character development. “Arts are the lens through which young people can make sense of the world,” he said. Marsalis then delighted the crowd with an impromptu trumpet performance.