Friday 7 July The halls in Ahoy may have gotten larger, the crowds have increased more than proportionally. North Sea Jazz is as popular as ever and that means you have to think even more carefully about who you would like to see and hear in order not to end up in front of closed […]
Wynton Marsalis
Visionary virtuoso John Coltrane (1927-1967)
“John Coltrane played in tongues”, said one of his fellow musicians about the saxophonist who died in 1967. Are Coltrane’s initials the reason why his admirers (like Johan Cruijff’s fans did) attribute superhuman abilities to him? The reference to ‘higher things’ did not come out of the blue in Coltrane’s case: after years of struggling […]
Wynton Marsalis: Good music is timeless
After my interview request with trumpet player and band leader Wynton Marsalis (1961), I do not expect him to reply immediately. However, a lady from New York is on the phone, saying: “Mister Marsalis will call you back within 15 minutes.” I quickly jot down some questions. The Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra is mainly […]