Wynton Kelly's Liner Notes

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A Tale of Two Wyntons

A Tale of Two Wyntons

How the music of Wynton Kelly and Wynton Marsalis shaped my life before I ever knew it.

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May 29, 2025
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My Name Was a Prophecy: Wynton Kelly and the Weight of Inheritance

Long before I was born, my father knew that he would have a son and that he would name him Wynton after his favorite jazz pianist, Wynton Kelly. A lot of research has been dedicated to how deeply our names influence us from birth. Not only do people grow into their names and live up to th…

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