JAZZ IN THE BITTERSWEET BLUES OF LIFE
Wynton Marsalis and Carl Vigeland
Experience the inspiration and joy of creation and performance in Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life, an intimate portrait of a unique artist and his audience. Set in the studio, on the stage, and in great cities and small towns across the country, this book captures life on the road for Marsalis and his musicians, evoking its ritual and renewal, energy and spirituality. Describing the art of improvisation, the book's two voices mirror the interplay at the heart of jazz-both among the musicians, and between them and the people they meet in their travels. "On the road and on the bandstand," Wynton writes, "something great may happen at any moment, something that might even change your life." Alternately luminous and boisterous, often poignant, and always passionate, Marsalis and Vigeland's extraordinary dialogue is a must for fans, musicians and anyone curious about America's only indigenous art form.
BIOGRAPHY:
Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, is an accomplished jazz artist, composer and classical musician. An internationally respected teacher and spokesperson for music education, he has won numerous Grammy Awards and received the Pulitzer Prize for his oratorio, Blood on the Fields. He lives in New York City. Carl Vigeland writes about music and many other subjects for national publications, including Fast Company, The Atlantic Monthly, Down Beat and Double-Take. He is the author of three previous books and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Product Details: Hardcover, 2001
208 Pages
Product Code: HC-0306810336
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