Wynton Marsalis might be one of the greatest trumpeters of his generation, if not the greatest, with an outstanding CV as a virtuoso classical player and jazz musician, bandleader, educator and political activist. Notably he was also the first person to win a Pulitzer Prize for music and has a few Grammys tacked to his restroom wall, too. The whole family is astonishingly talented, though perhaps Wynton Marsalis has attracted most controversy over the years; check out the Wikipedia page devoted to him too, for an informative section on moans and whinges about his playing and character, from other musicians. Then go find some of his music to listen to, and decide whether or not you care what anyone says. A musician you can't ignore, in any case.

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Marsalis

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Jeremy G. I'm a huge Wynton Marsalis fan too. You might have seen these already, but Charlie Rose has done a number of great interviews with him: http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/869

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Chris O. Blimey that was fast ... I never knew you actually read this stuff ;-)

I haven't seen (never visited) the Charlie Rose site but I will look, I promise. And if you want it, I have a copy of The Marsalis Family - Music Redeems album, which is only in MP3@320k rather than lossless but still well worth the listen. Let me know by PM and I can put it somewhere you can find it.

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Redeems-Marsalis-Family/dp/B003VEL952

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Jeremy G. Charlie and Wynton talk a bit about the controversy you mentioned, New Orleans, his programs for kids, and some other great stuff, so I hope you enjoy it.

Listening to the album samples now...

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