Wynton Marsalis, the magical presence
Trumpet in Jazz
Wynton Marsalis Learson
(New Orleans, October 18, 1961) is a trumpeter, composer and arranger of jazz.
He is a jazz musician with most media impact of the past quarter century and
one of the greatest trumpet players in history, dealing with a classic and
technically impeccable style swing and modern bebop readings.
Marsalis since the
eighties bet on an acoustic and a respect for tradition jazz, also exerts a
combative critical work against virtually all avant-garde jazz made since the
mid-sixties, considering music outside the boundaries of jazz. Leading the
movement called Young lions promoting new interpreters and calling attention to
the jazz record companies until now beyond him. He is a controversial figure,
but one cannot deny its high artistic qualities.
The sound of the trumpet
Marsalis has two major influences: Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis. Sometimes
criticized for its excessive attachment to Davis, but recording Tune in
Tomorrow in 1990, Marsalis is shown as a fully independent interpreter. The
influences of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have helped their sound takes
hold as truly personal.
In 1982, in addition to
forming his own quintet with his brother Branford and another notable
musicians, he recorded his first classical album for which he is considered one
of the best classical trumpeters of all time. His quintet lasted until the end
of 1985.
In 1995, he directed and
wrote the program Marsalis on Music, a series of educational television on jazz
and classical music. On the radio, a series of 26 weeks called Making the
Music, complement the television program. Both series were received the George
Foster Peabody Award
In 1997, the musical
marathon organized by Blood on the Fields Marsalis became the first jazz work
Pulitzer Prize winner. Marsalis, as a teacher, promote the appreciation of
classical music and jazz among young people. He has won nine Grammy Awards in
both genders
In 2008 the record set
Two Men With The Blues, recorded live at the Lincoln Center in New York, along
with one of the greatest performers of country music, Willie Nelson.
Time magazine elected
him in 1996 as the 25 most influential in the US, he was named UN Goodwill
Ambassador in 2001.
Merits in abundance,
also reasons for its jazz approach discrepancy, but now enjoy their great
music. Music Wynton (search YouTube, Tune in Tomoroow)
Wynton Marsalis
Taken from
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Wynton Marsalis
Taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Marsalis the 03/01/2015
