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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.

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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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