Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

3-15-2011

Publisher

Black Mountain Institute; KNPR

Abstract

Ellis Marsalis, Jr., grew up in New Orleans when Dixieland music was everywhere. But he turned instead to the bebop of Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon, gathering with his friends outside a local album store as soon as the latest discs came out. The jazz pianist reflects back on a half-century of music, as well as growing up in segregated Louisiana, performing with his famous sons (Wynton Marsalis ring a bell?), and teaching the next generation of jazz greats.

Keywords

Jazz – History; Jazz – Instruction and study; Jazz musicians; Piano music (Jazz)

Disciplines

African American Studies | American Studies | Arts and Humanities | Music

Language

English

Comments

Audio file size: 7.87 megabytes

This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of "KNPR's State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See KNPR's website for more information.

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