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In To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and Pulitzer Prize--winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an invaluable guide to making good music--and to leading a good life. Writing from the road 'between the bus ride, the sound check, and the gig,' Marsalis passes on wisdom gained from experience, addressed to a young musician coming up--and to any of us at any stage of life. He writes that having humility is a way to continue to grow, to listen, and to learn; that patience is necessary for developing both technical proficiency and your own art rather than an imitation of someone else's; and that rules are indispensable because 'freedom lives in structure.' He offers lessons learned from his years as a performer and from his great forebears Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and others; he explores the art of swing; he discusses why it is important to run toward your issues, not away; and he talks about what to do when your integrity runs up against the lack thereof in others and in our culture. He poetically expresses our need for healers: 'All of it tracks back to how you heal your culture, one patient at a time, beginning with yourself.' This is a unique book, in whi

Who reads To a Young Jazz Musician : Letters From the Road?

Author

Wynton Marsalis, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307498311

Category

music

Subjects

Music, Biography, Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (166 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13