№ 2001.001 — Connecticut College — Commencement address

Wynton Marsalis

Field: arts

Transcript

Jazz and classical musician Wynton Marsalis advises graduates to reconsider common admonitions about time, contrasting the pressure to be 'on time' with a trumpet player's counsel to be 'in time.' He suggests that being 'in time' allows one to experience more of life as it unfolds and to focus on including others rather than imposing one's will.

Key moments

01 Listing familiar warnings about time and punctuality
02 Quoting jazz trumpet man Enute Johnson on being 'in time' rather than 'on time'
03 Explaining how being 'in time' opens a larger experience of life
04 Urging an attitude shift toward including others

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Imported from NPR commencement archive; cross-referenced with Open Commencement DB

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