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Article: Wynton Marsalis, Top Tutor
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- The Washington Post
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- October 9, 1995
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It's precisely because trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis is equally
comfortable in classical music and jazz -- he studied at both the
Juilliard and Blakey schools -- that he's so adept hosting "Marsalis
on Music," a four-part music appreciation program aimed at young
listeners. It airs on Channel 26 tonight at 8 and the next three
Mondays.
Clearly inspired by Leonard Bernstein's "Young People's Concerts,"
the series looks to demystify classical music and jazz using tools
familiar to Bernstein (with Seiji Ozawa standing in with the
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, for instance), as well as state-
of-the-art video and computer technology.
The programs were shot in the wood-paneled rehearsal ...