Rooms have been buzzing with the sound of jazz legend Wynton Marsalis' smooth trumpet playing for over half a century now. The world-renowned musician — a nine-time Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize holder — was given his first trumpet at age 6.He began classical training at just 12 years old.
At 22, he became the first musician to win a Grammy in both jazz and classical music in the same year.But Marsalis doesn't get emotional when reflecting on his many achievements."I don't have a sentimental relationship with myself," Marsalis told "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King during an interview at New York City's Lincoln Center.He doesn't feel proud.He feels grateful.
"I'm grateful for … the opportunities that have been provided for me, and the education I received, and all the great musicians I've played with, and play with.And the fantastic people I get to work with.
But nothin' I did was about me … This was about jazz," Marsalis said."The house that Wynton built"Marsalis is the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center which recently marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of Frederick P.Rose Hall — the first complex devoted solely to jazz.
Affectionately known as "the house that Wynton built," the 100,000-square-foot facility features carefully curated spaces for performance, education and broadcast.Inside the concert hall, you can often hear Marsalis and the orchestra rehearsing — and sharing notes with each other in the process."When we rehearse, we do our thing our way.We talk, we argue about music, we go back and forth with each other, 'cause we have that love and that respect," Marsalis explained.
Marsalis cherishes collaboration with fellow musicians as they search for the right sound."When you play your arrangement, if it's not good, the band goes silent.I'll say, 'Y'all don't like that one?'" Marsalis joked. While Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra are thrilled by t...