Today is the birthday of a personal hero of mine, Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961). I can’t presume to weigh in on whether he is or he isn’t a great jazz trumpeter. What I prize him for is his stewardship, his work as a preservationist, a teacher and America’s official ambassador of jazz, both on television [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:14AM on October 18, 2012