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Why we must preserve our jazz heritage; trumpet virtuoso says rich musical legacy is crucial to Black identity. (The Best of Ebony) (45th Anniversary Edition)

From: Ebony  |  Date: 11/1/1990  |  Author: Marsalis, Wynton

Why We Must Preserve Our JAZZ HERITAGE

Trumpet virtuoso says rich musical legacy is crucial to Black identity

The most beautiful and important thing a people can do is create an art form. An art form can influence your thinking, your feeling, the way you dress, the way you walk, how you talk, what you do with yourself. It has that power because it contains structure, development, contrast, emotion and soul. An art form is complete: it sets a standard for performance and it ...

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