Wynton Marsalis

Exclusive Song of the Day: "Mantra #5," Joshua Redman
Star saxman Joshua Redman heads east.
Francis Davis takes on Wynton Marsalis
A smart and timely review of the new Wynton Marsalis album.
America's new jazz museum! (No poor black people allowed)
Jazz musicians warn against the Disney-fication of New Orleans.
Sharps & Flats
Steeped in Crescent City musical voodoo, Los Hombres Calientes reconfigure jazz in the city where it was born.
Letters to the Editor
Why must Marsalis suffer to be considered good? Plus: A vote for Sega is a vote for Microsoft; comics creator Stan Lee's disputed legacy.
Sharps & flats
Wynton Marsalis was born with a silver trumpet in his mouth. Maybe that's why his jazz compositions are so stiffly academic.
Happy End of the World
Black Beauty: Live at Fillmore West
Blood on the Fields

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