Esteemed musician Wynton Marsalis

By Tina Renick

Published December 29, 2023 at 10:45 PM EST

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Rayon Richards

Esteemed musician Wynton Marsalis tells great stories, but are they strictly true? Marsalis tells us about Danny Barker, Lu & Charlie’s and an inscribed stone.

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