Musician Wynton Marsalis, activist Bryan Stevenson on how jazz shaped Black history

Musician Wynton Marsalis, activist Bryan Stevenson on how jazz shaped Black history
World-renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will join the Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago on Feb. 25 and 26, 2022. Clay McBride
Musician Wynton Marsalis, activist Bryan Stevenson on how jazz shaped Black history
World-renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will join the Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago on Feb. 25 and 26, 2022. Clay McBride

Musician Wynton Marsalis, activist Bryan Stevenson on how jazz shaped Black history

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A special immersive concert at the Symphony Center this weekend will pay tribute to important moments and figures in Black history. Saturday’s Freedom, Justice and Hope performance will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson as a special guest.

Reset learns more about the event and how the arts have shaped justice movements in America.

GUESTS: Wynton Marsalis, co-founder and managing and artistic director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative