Paul P.
March 14th, 2003, 07:11 PM
Although it's not typically a jazz media outlet, Atlantic Monthly had a long article by David Hajdu (also the author of the Billy Stayhorn bio of a few years ago titled "Lush Life") on Wynton Marsalis and how he seems currently to be lost in the wilderness, at a crossroads in terms of his jazz career or otherwise lacking direction in where he is headed next artistically. There was an especially poignant description of a late August 2001 date by him at the Village Vanguard as part of Charles McPherson's band that week.
Does anyone have a reaction to the article, either pro or con?
I'd be interested in whether it is perceived as a decent-enough attempt by a non-jazz magazine at a jazz profile, especially someone like Wynton who can provoke a wide and often heated array of opinion in the jazz world (i.e., he either seems to be loved or hated, but hardly ever as someone who is regarded in a neutral fashion).
I look forward to your collective reaction, assuming the article is deemed noteworthy enough for comment.
Thanks,
Paul P.
Does anyone have a reaction to the article, either pro or con?
I'd be interested in whether it is perceived as a decent-enough attempt by a non-jazz magazine at a jazz profile, especially someone like Wynton who can provoke a wide and often heated array of opinion in the jazz world (i.e., he either seems to be loved or hated, but hardly ever as someone who is regarded in a neutral fashion).
I look forward to your collective reaction, assuming the article is deemed noteworthy enough for comment.
Thanks,
Paul P.