"The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the……" — Wynton Marsalis

"The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the face of adversity."

— Wynton Marsalis

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130 Quotes by Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis has 130 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a…
And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but…
Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes…
Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician
The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.
As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so…
I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us…
New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church…
Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.
Blues is like the roux in a gumbo. People ask me if jazz always has the blues in it. I…
I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as…

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More Adversity Quotes

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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the… — Pietro Aretino
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. — Andrea Arnold
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'… — Arthur Ashe
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can… — Ibrahim Babangida
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams

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