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From the Archives: Controversial Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Enjoys Worldwide Recognition.

Grammy Award winning jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. He's been playing the trumpet since he was six, and won his first Grammy at 20. His albums include "The Majesty of the Blues," "Thick in the South," and "Citi Movement," with the Wynton Marsalis Septet. Marsalis is also the co-founder and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He recently broke up the Septet so he could spend more time with the Lincoln Center. "Sweet Swing Blues on the Road" (W.W. Norton & Company), is his recent book, written in collaboration with photographer Frank Stewart. Marsalis has a new four-part PBS series, "Marsalis on Music" which debuted this week. (REBROADCAST from 12/7/94)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 13, 1995: Interview with Brian Eno; Review of the film "Strange Days"; Interview with Wynton Marsalis; Interview with Arthur Miller.
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From the Archives: Musician and producer Brian Eno's Return to Song.

Musician, composer and producer Brian Eno. Many of Eno's musical ideas are related to theories approaches initially developed in the classical avant garde, but he has made his greatest mark in pop music. He has a produced many New Wave and other pop bands, like Devo, Talking Heads and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He also collaborated on a recording with musician John Cale. Eno has a new recording "Brian Eno & Jah Wobble: "Spinner" (All Saints Records, due out 10/24/95) (REBROADCAST from 10/4/90)

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From the Archives: Arthur Miller Writes His Memoirs.

Playwright, novelist and essayist Arthur Miller. His plays include "All My Sons," "The Crucible," "After the Fall" and "Death of a Salesman," for which he won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and lasting fame in American theater. He has written an autobiography titled Timebends. (Rebroadcast of 11/25/1987)

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Controversial Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Enjoys Worldwide Recognition

The Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. He's been playing the trumpet since he was six, and won his first Grammy at 20. Marsalis is also the cofounder and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He recently announced that he is breaking up the Septet so he can spend more time with the Lincoln Center. "Sweet Swing Blues on the Road" is his new book, written in collaboration with photographer Frank Stewart.

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