Late night, informal playing with the Lincoln Center masters in a small venue: this is pure jazz. On the drums, his brother Jason. It happened at Vitoria Jazz Festival 2006
AND...he still carries the torch that so many want to see extinguished for some reason. Jazz...real jazz...is the first (and in my extremely biased opinion the most important) American art form. A national treasure. Why should we feel pressure to forget the musical genius of Louis, King Oliver, Duke Ellington, etc.??? Moving forward is a great thing...but the present and future can't exist without history.
Actually, the first trumpet in symphony orchestras is a very soloistic seat. Not in the classical period because the natural trumpet was still used, but in the romantic era and later the trumpet was and is a very important instrument, look at Rite of Spring, Pines of Rome or Pictures at an Exhibition.
Besides being a great trumpet player (see in jazz and classical music) wynton is a full time teacher that travels around the world to give lessons of music for young kids. He also is the director of jazz at lincoln center - the biggest jazz enterprise in USA - that can survive only with the money earned with jazz music (and that ain't easy). I bet your miles davis didnt have much time to leave his concerts to teach kids the language of jazz and direct a notorious music school.
No one bitches about Alan Gilbert and the NY Phil playing Beethoven and Mahler. Could you imagine the obligatory TH-cam comments, "This orchestra sounds amazing...but they're too regressive for my superior tastes."
Everyone can't be Miles...what he did in the 60's was irreplaceable. But anyone who says Wynton isn't an innovator is probably just reciting shit they've heard other people - who are just as ignorant of the scope of the man's music - say. The ballets; the large ensemble stuff ( tell me Blood on the Fields wasn't innovative); the Congo Square project....the list of shit this guy can do that no one else can goes on and on and on.
We're all entitled to our opinions, and I do respect yours. But I think if Wynton Marsalis had picked up the torch that Duke Ellington and Count Basie passed on this would be a sad fucking day...full of Chris Botti pseudo-jazz and pop-jazz-Candy Dulfer's hot ass crack-hip hop-elevator-fusion. Jazz will inevitably move forward. We don't need stewards for it's advancement. Conservation takes dedication and fucking stones. Wynton's alright in my book. (plus he can play like a MOTHERFUCKER)
Miles David was probably too busy evolving musicly (and maybe snorting and shooting). Conserving music is a good thing but don't place it higher then pioneering.
Also, there is a lot of stress to sit there and count 75 measures come in cold on a ppp g above the staff, below a flute solo. Both styles are difficult to master and have their own challenges. I am sick of classical guys dogging on jazzers and jazzers dogging on classical guys. Have some respect for other musicians.
Also, there is a lot of stress to sit there and count 75 measures come in cold on a ppp g above the staff, below a flute solo. Both styles are difficult to master and have their own challenges. I am sick of classical guys dogging on jazzers and jazzers dogging on classical guys. Have some respect for other musicians.
Wynton, as you know you are the savior of jazz. your playing is phanomenal.
jazz at its purest state when people r juss haviin fun wit their instruments I LOVE IT :D
Man, I Love Wynton, he's consistently phenomenal and from what I hear, a VERY modest, nice and generous guy.
AND...he still carries the torch that so many want to see extinguished for some reason. Jazz...real jazz...is the first (and in my extremely biased opinion the most important) American art form. A national treasure. Why should we feel pressure to forget the musical genius of Louis, King Oliver, Duke Ellington, etc.??? Moving forward is a great thing...but the present and future can't exist without history.
Definitely Wynton. Look at his trumpet; it's the one he always uses, the one with the mouthpiece built diretly into the horn.
i play an Eclipse trumpet and they are amazing without the scary price tag of a monette!
Actually, the first trumpet in symphony orchestras is a very soloistic seat. Not in the classical period because the natural trumpet was still used, but in the romantic era and later the trumpet was and is a very important instrument, look at Rite of Spring, Pines of Rome or Pictures at an Exhibition.
Besides being a great trumpet player (see in jazz and classical music) wynton is a full time teacher that travels around the world to give lessons of music for young kids. He also is the director of jazz at lincoln center - the biggest jazz enterprise in USA - that can survive only with the money earned with jazz music (and that ain't easy).
I bet your miles davis didnt have much time to leave his concerts to teach kids the language of jazz and direct a notorious music school.
I wanna play trumpet like wynton.
that horn cost more than you can possibley imagine man so chill
Monet trumpets start at about 50,000...and considering its wynton's horn...its probably twice that lol...i want one when i grow up lol
It's def called Blue N' Boogie
It's called Blue N' Boogie
very very tru
I hear you loud and clear.
I get defensive of Mahler 5's Adagio. To me that's pure emotion, comic and tragic at the same time.
Whoooooooo!
Brownie and Lee. Thats where it's at. The father of these cats.
hell yea vincent gardner is the man. so is sherman... oh yea you too wynton
No one bitches about Alan Gilbert and the NY Phil playing Beethoven and Mahler. Could you imagine the obligatory TH-cam comments, "This orchestra sounds amazing...but they're too regressive for my superior tastes."
Everyone can't be Miles...what he did in the 60's was irreplaceable.
But anyone who says Wynton isn't an innovator is probably just reciting shit they've heard other people - who are just as ignorant of the scope of the man's music - say. The ballets; the large ensemble stuff ( tell me Blood on the Fields wasn't innovative); the Congo Square project....the list of shit this guy can do that no one else can goes on and on and on.
No feeling in Mahler's 5th then?
@xplorerk0rina yes it is, yes they do, no there aren't, not my problem. yes he is.
this was right after his lip surgery...
Wynton without moustache????
Wynton sounds like he's taking a leaf out of Miles Davis' book here, particularly the first few courses.
We're all entitled to our opinions, and I do respect yours. But I think if Wynton Marsalis had picked up the torch that Duke Ellington and Count Basie passed on this would be a sad fucking day...full of Chris Botti pseudo-jazz and pop-jazz-Candy Dulfer's hot ass crack-hip hop-elevator-fusion.
Jazz will inevitably move forward. We don't need stewards for it's advancement. Conservation takes dedication and fucking stones.
Wynton's alright in my book.
(plus he can play like a MOTHERFUCKER)
Miles David was probably too busy evolving musicly (and maybe snorting and shooting).
Conserving music is a good thing but don't place it higher then pioneering.
he plays classik a much much better ....
Also, there is a lot of stress to sit there and count 75 measures come in cold on a ppp g above the staff, below a flute solo. Both styles are difficult to master and have their own challenges. I am sick of classical guys dogging on jazzers and jazzers dogging on classical guys. Have some respect for other musicians.
Also, there is a lot of stress to sit there and count 75 measures come in cold on a ppp g above the staff, below a flute solo. Both styles are difficult to master and have their own challenges. I am sick of classical guys dogging on jazzers and jazzers dogging on classical guys. Have some respect for other musicians.