Wynton MarsalisLouis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.371Time
Wynton MarsalisIn the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra we play such a diversity of music, with 10 arrangers in the band, we don't really worry about whether it's contemporary or not.372Sadness
Wynton MarsalisI didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced.361Thought
Wynton MarsalisWe looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us. ✨ Professor of Swing. Academy of Achievment Interview, www.achievement.org. January 8, 1991.352Politics
Wynton MarsalisThe first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible.374Time
Wynton MarsalisIf you want to be different, do something different.331Politics
Wynton MarsalisIn Jazz, improvisation isn't a matter of just making any ol' thing up. Jazz, like any language, has its own grammer and vocabulary. There's no right or wrong, just some choices th… ▶364Reflection
Wynton MarsalisI have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.331Humor
Wynton MarsalisWe're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy have the last word. ✨ 35 Who Made a Difference: Wynton Marsalis. www.smithsonianmag.com. November 01, 2005.332Humanity
Wynton MarsalisThere are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering na… ▶332Thought
Wynton MarsalisMy older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians.355Life
Wynton MarsalisPeople have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy for them to get to it. I don't want them ever to fee… ▶366HumanityTime
Wynton MarsalisThe reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.312Humanity
Wynton MarsalisThe heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm. ✨ Wynton Marsalis Toots His Own Horn. Interview with Miles Marshall Lewis, www.ebony.com… ▶367Love
Wynton MarsalisMaybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress. ✨ Uber CEO’s Time-Out Is a Wake-Up Call to Us All by David Sable,… ▶312HumanityTime
Wynton MarsalisI wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.378Sadness
Wynton MarsalisTrumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.378Reading
Wynton MarsalisMy schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.346Death
Wynton MarsalisDon't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.379Hope
Wynton MarsalisJazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are. ✨ Third Screen. Interview with Vickie Karp, www.huffingtonpost… ▶292Life
Wynton MarsalisI believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play.281Truth
Wynton MarsalisI think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.281Thought
Wynton MarsalisAnd that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but you offer it.358Reflection
Wynton MarsalisI'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some Tabasco sauce, some ketchup, some mayonna… ▶359LovePhilosophy
Wynton MarsalisDon't settle for style. Succeed in substance. ✨ Bibi, Moses, and Churchill by Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 19, 2015.348Hope
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… ▶293HopeLifeTime
Wynton MarsalisLove is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love. ✨ Wynton Marsalis, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds … ▶327Love
Wynton MarsalisJazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It's conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as they make split-second decisions to fulfill what they feel the m… ▶3510LifePoliticsTime
Wynton MarsalisThere's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.349Hope
Wynton MarsalisAnd my identity...I never really wondered about it because, unfortunately, I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown. ✨ Steve LeVeille int… ▶272Humanity
