Nancy Hanks Lecture 2009: Wynton Marsalis

[@twylalane1189]

The world should stop and listen to this brilliant rendition of American Freedom. It will touch your soul and bring tears to your eyes.

[@globalmonkey007]

Wynton is a national treasure. There are no words to express how much I love this man.

[@davisc1926]

Love when Wynton gets emotional thinking of all the years of playing those seemingly insignificant gigs. I have to admit, I teared up too. He's a perfect example of consistent hard work paying off. I admire his incredible work ethic and the man hasn't let up yet!!

[@htdart]

What an amazing teacher. My admiration for Mr. Marsalis just keeps on growing.

[@marjoriesimon2936]

As monumental a musician as Wynton is, he is an even greater philosopher and speaker, and all of America is a beneficiary of his many talents and knowledge. Thank you, Wynton. We are all better people for listening to your presentation.

[@ms.anderson-place802]

Very profound discourse and performance by Wynton Marsalis!!! All students need to listen and watch this.

[@samsays]

Wynton Marsalis is the ONE voice who brought jazz back from life support by his playing, his learning and voice, including Ted Burns series on Jazz, public speaking at so many venues, with a deep understanding of what jazz was and how it is part of American lives, black or white, and he does so so elequently. He is truly jazz's Messiah.

[@skimanization]

Jazz was a dead art and Wynton resurrected it and it's alive at Lincoln centre, and these guys are doing great innovations with the songs that we always new as jazz standards and beyong. Great stuff!!!

[@kanikahlemon4449]

"Ya Heard Me!!!!!!!!

[@michaelalazar2680]

I dont say it was a dead art. But Jazz developed in to abstract art. From fifties to seventies. It stopped to be a popular art in the early fifties when blues, rock roll, metal hip hop and rap were constantly conquering popular music. Jazz stayed all along and never died. But jazz musicians and their record companies wanted to share the piece of the pie and came up with fusion jazz filling up the felt form ( at Madison Square Garden) the bottom line in west village NYC. C.T.I. records promoting smooth jazz etc. When Miles D picked up a check of thirty four thousand dollars from record company, he said to a friend who was accompanying him "I just stole the money".

[@HectorGallegosmusic]

I've seen this about 6 times since I first saw it a few years ago. Always something new. :) It inspires me to keep learning and to keep teaching these kids of ours.

[@ernieoshiro8527]

big bsng theory

[@noagur]

Brilliant and touching. That's Wynton!

[@mikehayes8079]

A national treasure is an understatement.

[@newleaf9]

The America he loves - Genius. Thanks

[@michaelgibson2804]

This is one of the most important messages people will ever need to hear.

[@elisaparker1430]

Wonderful, admirable Wynton Marsalis, I enjoyed n learned a lot.

[@lupinmay1]

Watching during covid what a blessing to have him in America.

[@simonparadis8908]

This is tremendous. So important right now!

[@daled1522]

Good job mr Marsalis

[@haneysinsweden]

Moving! Moving! Not only a virtuoso as a trumpet player but a wordsmith!

[@tersiaemsley1828]

beautiful

[@TerranceNgassa]

MERCI

[@kanikahlemon4449]

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@orionta]

Quite moving maybe his best performance yet.

[@zedonutube]

What a treat! Thank you!

[@michaelalazar2680]

Really beyond a presidential speech. Jazz for kids at lincoln center wynton said. Jazz like the american democracy you got to give a solo to each band member of the band. I never forgotten it.

[@rochellewarren5008]

💜💥👏🏾☮️

[@prcty]

As James Baldwin stated at his 1986 National Press Conference, "History is not the past. History is not what you read in a textbook. History is the present. "

[@SHTMusik]

Check out the musical adaptation of the poem Nancy Hanks by SHT Musik

[@kanikahlemon4449]

TEACH/PrEach Mr. Historian Maestro Wyntom Marsalis~The DIRectOr!!!!!!!! Shalom!!!!!!!!

[@stephenschaffer647]

My Man;Father ,My MyMyMy Truth Lead Me On --- All You Will EVer Need to Know (Beverly Schaffer)

[@valeriehardy4396]

Nice!

[@keymaster013]

If there's one thing I disagree with this wonderful man on, it's his occasional prejudice against American art forms past around 1980. One must think the same fond nostalgia he presents about jazz (my art form) could be used to justify European Classical music against the same (and sometimes is). And decades or centuries from now, one could say the same about today's music. I think all that he's said here should be equally applied to all American music. He includes an oblique reference to the 'British invasion' which revived rock & roll, as another form of American music. Given jazz and funk are far from dead in 2022, being integrated with electronic instruments, I'll be happy to include these new takes with the old when teaching our youth. Who dares say swing jazz is dead when electro-swing exists? Who dares say rap and hip-hop are lesser forms of American music now? Put the minstrelsy aside and keep the enduring classics and profound lyricism; they speak to the American soul every bit as much as jazz and rock did before them. And with rap artists using hooks built on jazz, funk, soul and gospel? That's why you can't separate this stuff! What a communicator. We'll be very sad to lose him one day.

[@sludgebob5961]

26:45

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

54:40

[@notyodaddy1499]

Wynton is THE TRUTH

[@americans4arts]

MAD_aircooled_66 Definitely. He gave an incredible speech.

[@fredbraverman3131]

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[@pleximanic]

Sorry but this guy is playing canned jazz!

[@frankmarino1762]

pleximanic Check out Wynton's album Think Of One, he's been there-done that. The point is that without 'canned jazz', by which I'm guessing you're referring to old style blues, ragtime, jazz , there certainly would never have evolved the music of Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, all those artists I also love to listen to.

[@pleximanic]

Frank Marino I know i also LOVE what Armstrong Parker Dizzy Monk ect did way back when but what i mean is you learn from the past but you do the present,,you know. Peace Love

[@davidlewis6762]

'you learn from the past but you do the present' is a true statement, but what is the present but an amalgamation of history? you are too narrowly defining modern music. to say that this is canned is, in all honesty, kind of sad - what wynton doing *clearly* is paying homage to a particular style. one which has shown to be his personal favorite. on top of that - this is a lecture on american culture through the eyes of jazz music, as such is only appropriate to play this type of music. beyond that - i'm sure that any of your favorite musicians would fully disagree with you and represent this as a performance by some of the elite master's. TL;DR - Wynton can do whatever he wants, and you have no ground to stand on in judging this performance

[@prcty]

As James Baldwin says, "history is not the past, history isn't what you read in a textbook. History is the present. "

[@davidfreel1451]

@@pleximanic When is it that someone can be sure that they have learned sufficiently from the past ? In the seventies it was fashionable to believe that one might break new boundaries by rejecting the past, often the boundaries broken were those between good taste and bad. The music of Bach is as sophisticated now as it was during his lifetime, so too that of Sidney Bechet. Things which seem sophisticated because they attempt to build a new musical world without reference to history tend not to last. One esteems only the new at the expense of the future, and also as an excuse to fail to learn from the past by denying the practitioners who are comfortable in a wide range of musical settings the respect that they deserve. Whilst it is unfortunate and embarrassing that young people so easily fall into the trap of ignoring the past the true tragedy is that the arrogance which provokes this rejection robs the musician so deluded of opportunities for true learning. Such opportunities may only be grasped respectfully, over a lifetime and over and over each and every time a musician picks up their instrument. A musician should be able to play as he sees fit, Mr Marsalis can.