To a Young Jazz Musician: Letters from the Road

To a Young Jazz Musician: Letters from the Road

In To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and Pulitzer Prizeâ€”winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an invaluable guide to making good musicâ€“and to leading a good life.
Writing from the road â€œbetween the bus ride, the sound check, and the gig,â€

Marsalis passes on wisdom gained from experience, addressed to a young musician coming upâ€“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 elseâ€™s; and that rules are indispensable because â€œfreedom lives in structure.â€

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: â€œAll of it tracks back to how you heal your culture, one patient at a time, beginning with yourself.â€

This is a unique book, in which a great artist offers his personal thoughts, both on jazz and on how to live a better, more original, productive, and meaningful life. To a Young Jazz Musician is sure to be treasured by readers young and old, musicians, lovers of music, and anyone interested in being mentored by one of Americaâ€™s most influential, generous, and talented artists.

From the Hardcover edition.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780812974201
Edition	1st
ISBN	0812974204
Label	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	144
PublicationDate	2005-11-08
Publisher	Random House Trade Paperbacks
ReleaseDate	2005-11-08
Studio	Random House Trade Paperbacks

To a Young Jazz Musician: Letters from the Road

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