#ay

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#always #democracy #hear #major #participation

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#another #dr #fostered #king #modern

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#anything #because #calm #everyone #hear

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#been #country #generation #higher #higher standard

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#approaches #could #different #everybody #hates

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #father #first #got #i

I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#clifford #i #like #miles #myself

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#four #get #going #jazz #just

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#human #human progress #maybe #our #overshadowed

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#bands #brother #knew #musicians #myself