Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis celebrates a major milestone, explains why he doesn’t get sentimental over historic career
The jazz legend Wynton Marsalis’s trumpet played for more than half a century, and the room kept buzzing.
The world-renowned musician – Nine-time Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize holder – Given his first trumpet at the age of 6. He started classical training at the age of 12. At the age of 22, he became the first musician to win a Grammy Award in jazz and classical music that same year.
However, Marsalis was not excited when reflecting on his many achievements.
“I have no emotional relationship with myself,” Marsalis said in an interview with Lincoln Center in New York City.
He is not proud. He felt very grateful.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity that has been given to me, the education I received, and all the great musicians I’ve played with. And the great people I’ve worked with. But, the people I’ve done a great job is about me… it’s about jazz.”
“The house built by Winton”
Marsalis is Jazz at Lincoln Center Recently marked 20th anniversary open Frederick P. Rose Hall – The first complex dedicated to jazz music. The 100,000 square foot facility is affectionately known as the “House Built by Winton” with well-curated space for performance, education and broadcast.
Inside the concert hall, you can usually hear the rehearsals of Marsalis and the band and share notes with each other in the process.
“When we rehearse, we do things the way we do. We talk, talk about music, walk back and forth with each other because we have that love and respect.”
Marsalis cherishes his collaboration with other musicians when looking for the right sound.
“When you play the arrangement, the band will remain silent if it’s not good. I’ll say, ‘Don’t you guys like that?'” Masalis joked.
Although Marsalis and Lincoln Center Orchestra’s jazz music are excited about the organization’s milestone achievement, legendary jazz musicians admit that the path to creating their own space is not always as smooth.
“It’s hard,” he admitted. “And we want to kill each other in it. It’s like learning how to play. It’s hard. But it’s what’s worth doing.”
As small organizations raise funds for the Jazz Hall, there are many places to do. The organization ran out of funds when they began their journey to build Frederick P. Rose Hall. Marsalis is not sure if the building will be completed.
“At some point, (a) the gentleman I was talking, I don’t remember his name, and he said, ‘Look, man.’ He said, “I live in the house of John Coltrane on Long Island. ”
Marsaris’ jazz roots are deep
Rose Hall, with three concert and performance spaces, is located in Midtown Manhattan, less than a mile from Marsalis’ teenage Yuliad School.
Born in New Orleans Ellis Marsalis Jr., a famous jazz pianist and educatormusic pulses through Marsalis’ veins. Besides his father, Marsalis has another role model: John Coltrane.
“I started listening to Trane that summer when I was 12. I would turn on the record. I started to be able to hear what he was saying. And then, when I heard that was hearing it, I was like, ‘Man, it was like a whole world.
Marsalis, 63, has recorded more than 100 studio albums. Over the past fifty years, he has built a reputation before the arts.
Some call him “boredom” and “aggressive” and claim his work is too narrow, but Marsalis doesn’t accept these criticisms personally.
“I grew up in quarantine, okay? Masalis explained.
Marsalis said he felt he just wanted to maintain the status quo. But now, Marsalis seems to have found his voice.
“Luckily, we live in a democratic country.
In September, CBS Morning took part in the majesty of the Rose Theater, joined the Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Marsalis and Jazz for the opening night of the 20th season. The house is indeed swaying – full of charming audiences, dancing in the seats, and then pounding with fingers. That’s the magic of jazz.
