Word: wynton
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...star category, but many are doing quite well. Marsalis, whose band commands fees ranging from $2,000 to $40,000 a night, is already worth several million dollars. "There is a general misconception that you can't make money playing jazz," says his manager, Ed Arrendell. "But Wynton and other top players can do tremendously well. A popular jazz artist can expect to gross well over a million a year." Of course, they must also pay substantial band-related expenses; Marsalis claims such charges drive his net income far under $500,000. The take of the sidemen is much lower...
...then jazz has always been a high-risk profession: King Oliver and Charlie Parker both died broke. What seems certain now is that this great American cultural tradition is far healthier than it has been in decades. In the hands of people like Wynton Marsalis and hundreds of other talented musicians, young and old alike, its future seems assured...
...knowledge of the traditional background, it will have more depth." Saxophonist David Sanborn, 45, a top-selling fusion artist, thinks that many of the current acoustic players may start experimenting with more high-tech sounds. RCA's Backer foresees an eclectic middle ground. Says he: "The significant artists of Wynton's tradition will continue to be important in the '90s, but they will coexist alongside more probing, experimental artists...
Whatever the dominant trends turn out to be, Wynton will not be following them; he will be pursuing his own ambitious agenda. "I have every intention of coming up with something that's going to be significant," he says. "As my understanding of form becomes more sophisticated, I'll be able to illuminate more clearly how our country should be represented in music." His ultimate aim? "To find a place in my heart for a real, true expression. Something that is obvious to anybody who listens to it; you know, something moving -- and touching." It is a goal that...
Jazz strikes a resonant chord in the life of senior editor Thomas Sancton, who reported and wrote this week's cover story on trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis. A native of New Orleans, Sancton studied the clarinet with some of the city's veteran musicians and began sitting in on French Quarter jam sessions as a teenager. Since moving to the Big Apple, he has continued to play occasional gigs at local night spots and in the studio. Last month G.H.B. Records released Tom's seventh album, New Orleans Reunion, a collection of traditional blues and standards that he recorded with...