Jazz Congress 2019: Jazz, Swing, Race, and Culture

What does “swing” mean in 2019? A distinguished panel that includes Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Terri Lyne Carrington, Myra Melford, and Nicholas Payton ponders the social, cultural, and racial factors that affect individuals’ perception, acceptance, or rejection of the term at the 2019 Jazz Congress, co-produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes. Moderated by Andre Guess. (Note: The session actually begins at 18:55.)

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Read a transcript of Wynton Marsalis and Ethan Iverson’s conversation about jazz and race at the 2018 Jazz Congress.

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Originally Published June 11, 2019