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Cornell University: Conversation with Wynton Marsalis and James Spinazzola

December 14, 2020
Cornell University – Ithaca, NY

Cornell University A.D. White Professor-at-Large Wynton Marsalis talks about developing an individual musical style; practice habits; playing, interpreting, and composing the blues; studying African rhythms while composing Congo Square (2006); and composing his first piece for wind band, which was commissioned by a consortium of university and professional ensembles led by Cornell University.
Interviewed by James Spinazzola, Barbara & Richard T. Silver ’50, MD ’53 Assistant Professor of Music