Some stances are just conducive to swinging. If I stand up straight for too long it's harder to swing. Plus my feet hurt.
Wynton MarsalisWe no longer want to be a melting pot, because we don't understand what is already melted.
Wynton MarsalisNothing else will ever capture the democratic process in sound as perfectly as Jazz.
Wynton MarsalisWhat, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans cannot be accommodated by the richest nation in the world?
Wynton MarsalisI feel that for years of teaching in the country and reading criticism in books, I feel like the things most needed in our culture are the understanding of the meanings of our music. We haven't done that good of job teaching our kids what our music means or how we developed our taste in music that reminds us and teaches us who we are.
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