The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves.

98 GPA. " In his 1997 book Blue: The Murder of Jazz Eric Nisenson argues that Marsalis's focus on a narrow portion of jazz's past stifled growth and innovation. At an early age he exhibited an aptitude for music.

Marsalis has been awarded nine Grammys in both genres and a jazz recording of his was the first of its kind to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences.