One of the world’s greatest jazz musicians will be in Michigan for a series of programs over the next few days.
Director of Jazz Studies at the Michigan State University College of Music Rodney Whitaker and Marsalis have been friends for a long time.
In assessing Marsalis’s place in jazz music, Whitaker says he’s “everywhere” in terms of being a high-level performer, educator and historian. He says ultimately, Marsalis really wanted to emulate his father…