Backstage at Lincoln Center (1994) - Wynton Marsalis

On 5/24/994 Wynton Marsalis sat down with John Goberman for a taping of "Backstage at Lincoln Center" a companion program to "Live from Lincoln Center."

[@mcoll65]

It's 2019 now, and I continue loving your vision of jazz. Thank you, Wynton.

[@theokgapola7034]

Wynton Marsalis, my musical hero, since the days of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. He's a quintessence of music in general and jazz in particular. He is not only a brilliant jazz artist, but the man is erudite. He shares his erudition with young and old, with fellow artists, his audiences and us the general listenership of jazz music. The eloquence with which he delivers his discussion, discourse or musical lectures is great. Kudos to this musical genius! I'm overcharged with awe, by this reservoir of knowledge. Theo Kgapola {Benoni}

[@SeanLeonDrumz]

Excellent interview. Thank you for sharing.

[@foultarnished7990]

"Jazz music is a celebration of individuals negotiating their identity through a harmonic form." What a brilliant characterization. Love listening to Wynton speak.

[@gamzer]

So thankful for all the videos!!

[@bananaskin7527]

Thank you. Thank you Wynton Marsalis. Happy New Year. Hope all is well with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 2021. Stay healthy. I decided to watch this interview again. I think of it as succinct and poignant. Love hearing you chant and clap - to me, that's music too, and a teaching aid. Back at work, someone decided to provide books on a optional basis for the group to share. It's a information technology office, and I decided to share a handful of books including "Moving to Higher Ground", and a link to this interview. By the way, before college, I played in wind ensembles, and playing together live is not a replicable experience. I understand it in music. Keep up the good works. 1 la le 2 la le 3 ta te ta 4.

[@aarfeld]

A couple of good things about the interviewer are that he asked Wynton some basic question that many viewers might actually like to know, and he drew him out to discuss in some detail his conception of Jazz and his vision for programing at Lincoln Center, as conceived by himself and his mentors: critics Stanley Crouch and Albert Murray. The views of these three men have been controversial so, whether one agrees with them or, whether one agrees with them in part, it's good to get his side of it.

[@hammondkappes5612]

Changed my life in 1996

[@RM-gm7lu]

This wkend i have spent a lot of time watching and listening to Wynton and Branford, I have to say have been inspired and blown away at the same time. Is that possible?? Thanks for your channel

[@afcsport]

Wynton is singular. There are no others who come close to his particular style of genius.

[@lantzarrington]

been looking for this interview for years.

[@Lyraorganum]

Distortion allright. i thought Mr Marsalis was a solid hater of fusion, but im glad it was the press telling a lie. great video!

[@jeannetteduette6704]

Speak on it Wynton!

[@BilalHijab]

Dear Wynton Marsalis, please grow back a mustache. -thanks

[@barbarablackmon7807]

Yes, he looked so much more masculine and distinctive.

[@bill3837]

oh yea wynton is my favorite even when he simplifies his analysis

[@trumpetman]

Louis and Duke were popular musicians, so were the classical musicians of the past. The fact that these musics have moved away from this is probably why they’re no longer popular.

[@rodrigodemarsillac]

Wynton had a lot of patience, because this interviewer clearly didn’t do his research... too many bad questions.

[@CheapChampagne1]

Every singel interview I have ever seen with great jazzmusicians there is always someone who says the interviewer is an idiot..! Perhaps the interviewers just don't know enough about jazz to communicate at the interviewees level...

[@SabriiAnderson]

1:31 Wrong for multiple reasons

[@waterbuggg]

hes not an idiot... he's just clearly... CLEARLY not a musician or artist in any way shape or form

[@sixtomcready3514]

What do you mean?

[@foultarnished7990]

this opinion was wrong even 11 years ago and has aged like fine unrefrigerated goat milk