marsalis? alot. i don’t agree with his request for federal funding, but give this man his due, he’s been working for over 20 years giving his own money and time as well as organizing fundraisers around the world and convincing others to donate their time and money to promote the arts.
i met him when i was in high school when he stopped at all the high schools to talk to the students while he was in town giving a concert. he didn’t get paid to come see us, he wasn’t even invited, he called (ok, probably his manager or some one like that mase the call) and asked permission to come talk to us.
marsalis is one that puts his money where his mouth is.
He is a good dude, who does what he preaches. Ronstadt, the pig, on the other hand, should just STFU.
I agree about Marsalis. I had a similar experience (although it wasn’t a local thing, it was on a high school trip) and he definitely seems to be very directly, personally involved in promoting the arts instead of just being some big-time pop star who’s got ‘promoting the arts’ as one of their pet causes that they pressure politicians to take up every once in a while.