Wynton:
When Marsalis arrived on the scene, the epicenter of Jazz was in NYC. Full of hard, bitter, angry, drug addicted Jazz players. They played music that reflected this condition. Forgotten was the warning from Pops that,"If you can't dance to it, it ain't Jazz". They were all advancing the art. They advanced the art so far that they left the paying public behind.
Enter the Jazz savior coming up from the birth place of Jazz. Virtuoso, clean cut, drug free, and very articulate. He called them out. Showed them they were washed up, and had lost their way. Saved Jazz. That's why folks like Miles resented him.
Jesus cleansed the Temple, and you see what they did to him. So Wynton has survived relatively unscathed.
Cheers
When Marsalis arrived on the scene, the epicenter of Jazz was in NYC. Full of hard, bitter, angry, drug addicted Jazz players. They played music that reflected this condition. Forgotten was the warning from Pops that,"If you can't dance to it, it ain't Jazz". They were all advancing the art. They advanced the art so far that they left the paying public behind.
Enter the Jazz savior coming up from the birth place of Jazz. Virtuoso, clean cut, drug free, and very articulate. He called them out. Showed them they were washed up, and had lost their way. Saved Jazz. That's why folks like Miles resented him.
Jesus cleansed the Temple, and you see what they did to him. So Wynton has survived relatively unscathed.
Cheers