Sep 2nd, 2008 · Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis says that music is the "art of the invisible" — it is memory, intention and imagination. Marsalis explains his relationship to jazz in his new book, Moving to Higher Ground, and talks about how music changed his life.
Jul 12th, 2008 · Country music legend Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis discover common ground and a mutual love of jazz standards and the blues on their album Two Men With The Blues. Here, the artists discuss their first-ever collaboration.
Jul 8th, 2008 · Esquire music columnist Andy Langer guides us through this week's rundown of the new releases, including albums by Beck, Willie Nelson, and Wynton Marsalis.
Sep 17th, 2004 · Wynton Marsalis has been playing the trumpet since he was 6, and won his first Grammy at 20 and has 9 total. He's also the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize. His latest album is The Magic Hour. (This Interview first aired Dec. 7, 1994.)
Mar 25th, 2004 · NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with trombone player and graduate student Delfeayo Marsalis, the brother of famous jazz artists Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
Mar 24th, 2004 · Those final minutes of the day, when parents everywhere are trying to get restless kids to settle down and go to bed, are what Wynton Marsalis calls "the magic hour." It's also the title of the acclaimed trumpeter's new CD, which he says celebrates the childishness in all of us.