WYNTON MARSALIS marks 25 years....

This season, WYNTON MARSALIS marks 25 years at the helm of Jazz at Lincoln Center. To celebrate this milestone, Marsalis sat down with ELLIOTT FORREST, the Peabody Award-winning radio host of WQXR and WNYC.

In Wynton Marsalis in Conversation, the two talked about…

… the early days of Jazz at Lincoln Center;
… how the trumpet found Marsalis;

… the very different roles his parents played in his life;

… the history of jazz and music education;

… and in a rare demonstration, Marsalis recreated the playing styles of Clark Terry and Miles Davis, among other trumpeters.

TUNE IN this weekend, when the special airs —

·         Friday, August 17 at 9pm on 93.9 FM

·         Saturday, August 18 at 2pm on AM 820

·         Sunday, August 19 at 8pm on AM 820

Those outside New York can listen to Wynton Marsalis in Conversation at www.wnyc.org and via the WNYC mobile app.

The event from which this special was created was held in June at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. The event included two performances by Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, playing “Comes Love (Nothing Can Be Done)” and “Free To Be.”  The performers includedWynton Marsalis, trumpet; Walter Blanding, saxophone; Dan Nimmer, piano; Carlos Henriquez, bass; and Willy Jones, III, drums.