Wynton Marsalis 1985 Profile: "Catching a Snake"

"Catching a Snake" is a 1985 documentary done by A & E. This 52 minute profile follows Wynton from his childhood home in New Orleans, through the jazz clubs of New York City to an orchestral recording in London.

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• Wynton Marsalis
• jazz
• trumpet
• New
• Orleans
• sax
• saxophone
• piano
• drums
• clarinet
• house
• family
• live
• concert
• jam-session
• jam
• classical instruments
• improvisation
• tenor
• quartet
• tuba
• orchestra
• snake

[SonicGem5]

Is it just me or does he sound better with this horn than with his Monette ??

[Sasch5891]

Awesome Documentation! It's great to see your in earlier years of your career.

[ciuahteotl]

I love you Wynton!

[773music]

34:20 such a great groove!!!!

[SonicGem5]

Is that a Bach he used to play ??

[concisechef]

Thank you for uploading this. It's always comforting to see someone who is not only a genius, but also is aware that he represents a culture and makes it part of his genius to represent that culture accurately and defend it in such nobility.

[tromuniapp]

Holy crap, I just noticed it's 52 minutes.

[augie1111]

Thanks for this man. Damn nice!

[peytonjmusic]

6:20 "SHUT UP!" 

[peytonjmusic]

i love how the teacher was like rearing that kid out for slowing down. lol