Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love.
Wynton MarsalisCommercialism that has absolutely no relationship to quality whatsoever, only quantitative assessment of a thing.
Wynton MarsalisIt's harder to build than destroy. To build is to engage and change. In jazz, we call progressing harmonies changes. Changes are like obstacles on a speed course. They demand your attention and require you to be present. They are coming...they are here..... and then they are gone. It's how life comes. Each moment is a procession from the future into the past and the sweet spot is always the present. Live in that sweet spot. Be present.
Wynton MarsalisNothing else will ever capture the democratic process in sound as perfectly as Jazz.
Wynton Marsalis