Wynton Marsalis is one of jazz's finest performers and composers a bridge between the jazz legends of the 20th century and the greats of today.

He is about to start a tour of Australia with his Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra. He speaks to 7.30’s Laura Tingle.

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00:00 The beauty of jazz
00:46 Growing up with a jazz musician father
02:10 Learning from the greats: Sweets Edison, Sarah Vaughan, and Aretha Franklin
04:07 Finding your own voice as a musician
04:51 Jazz across generations
05:35 'To find your voice or way in life is a journey we all have to go through'
06:58 Jazz in American culture and history
10:56 What Wynton Marsalis is listening to now
15:16 What is 'jazz' about an orchestra?
19:27 Jazz has 'defined' Wynton Marsalis's life
20:48 Who are the three greatest jazz musicians of all time?

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