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Wynton Marsalis On Defining Culture And The Future Of Jazz

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The Wynton Marsalis Quintet (Luigi Beverelli).
The Wynton Marsalis Quintet (Luigi Beverelli).

We speak with renowned jazz artist Wynton Marsalis. His prolific career has resulted in a wide breadth of music, including everything from big band swing numbers to jazzed-up versions of nursery rhymes, made just for kids.

The Wynton Marsalis Quintet will perform at Boston Symphony Hall as presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston. More information is here.

Guest

Wynton Marsalis, jazz musician and managing and artistic director for Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the leader of its orchestra. He tweets @wyntonmarsalis.

This segment aired on November 7, 2019.

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