When I came to New York, to Brooklyn, I met Alvin Ailey and Stanley Crouch and August Wilson. They were always putting things in a philosophical context. All the great jazz musicians did, too. There was always a sub-context to what they were saying about music even though they would be very down home and earthy. So I started to develop, in addition to my power and ability to simply hear, a way to place myself in a time.
Wynton MarsalisEven in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
Wynton MarsalisEverything about the swing is about some guideline and some grid and the elegant way that you negotiate your way through that grid.
Wynton Marsalis