Wynton Marsalis preview by Jill Renae Hicks

The “We Always Swing” Jazz Series isn’t fooling around. This year’s events start with a huge bang as highly decorated, multiple-award-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis gains the stage Tuesday evening. Marsalis is fresh from a recent visit to Harvard University, where he spoke as part of the school’s 375th anniversary celebration. And after his appearance here, he will return to Jazz at Lincoln Center to celebrate his 50th birthday in appropriate improvisational style.

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