The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
It’s important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let’s revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
Swing is extreme coordination. It’s a maintaining balance, equilibrium. It’s about executing very difficult rhythms with a panache and a feeling in the context of very strict time. So, everything about the swing is about some guideline and some grid and the elegant way that you negotiate your way through that grid. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
I almost never watch TV, except for ’60 Minutes’ and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers’ linebackers. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change. Wynton Marsalis Read Quote
