Becoming a Fan of Jazz with Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis
CREDIT FRANK STEWART

 

Wynton Marsalis is in town this week, performing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as part of the National Black Arts Festival.  Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center—he has spent much of his life furthering the art form of jazz music. He recently spoke to our own Valerie Jackson about the concert and growing to love the artform of jazz.

 

This story is an excerpt from a recent episode of Valerie Jackson In Conversation. You can hear the full program here.

For more info on Marsalis’ performance at the NBAF, go to Atlanta PlanIt.