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Wynton Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. Born on October 18, 1961, he has made significant contributions to the field of jazz music. Marsalis has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, and has been a leading figure in the jazz community.

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“So when we spend all of our time trying to separate that which is already joined, it's a waste of time.”

Trying Waste Our Time Wasting Time

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“For me as a person who's in the arts and as someone who understands the magnitude of our contributions and the price that was paid to contribute to that, that we just have not gotten that together. I will do all that I can to get in front of our kids, to try to teach them, but at a certain point the people have to want it and come towards it.”

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“It's our job to just do as much as we can to enlighten the people about it and to represent it by playing it with some integrity. That's what I try to do.”

People Trying Jobs Integrity Enlightening

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“I try to put a lot of our music in my music - by that I mean of American music.”

Trying Mean American Music

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“I'll write down and catalogue all the different devices that are Americana to me, and I try to have a historic depth and breadth and also the things that we do in our time, the type of vamps and chants, things that are available to us.”

Writing Trying Different Type Down And Depth Available Our Time Devices Historic Breadth Catalogues Americana Vamp

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“You don't try to duplicate certain things that other cats do, because you could never do it as well as they do. Nobody can get on that tenor saxophone and play like Trane, because he's the only one who can spell out chords and sound good when he does it.”

Trying Wells Doe Play Certain Sound Cat Spells Chords Saxophone Tenors Duplicate

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“Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.”

Ifs Trying Different Hate Worry Approach Hearing Pursue Different Approach

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“I try to find the core values that are so fundamental that they transcend ethnic identity. That doesn't mean I run from it. I embrace African-American culture and I love it and embrace it, but it is a part of a human identity. So I'm always trying to make a larger human statement.”

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“Many of our greatest musicians abandoned all of their aesthetic objectives to try to become pertinent. And, at the end of the day, they never became pop stars. I counter stated that very strongly, and I continue to do that.”

Trying Ends Stars Musician Pops Objectives The End Of The Day Abandoned Aesthetic Pop Stars Pertinent And At The End Of The Day Greatest Musician

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“The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.”

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“If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.”

Ifs Trying Mistake Making Mistakes Guitarist Same Mistakes I Make Mistakes Guitar Music Making The Same Mistakes

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About the Author

Born: October 18, 1961
Known for: Trumpeter
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