"For two decades Wynton Marsalis ruled the jazz universe, enjoying virtually unqualified admiration as a musician and unsurpassed influence as the music's leading promoter and definer. But Marsalis is now having to improvise as he confronts an uncertain future - a condition, David Hajdu writes, that is much like that of jazz itself. "

There's an interesting article in the current Atlantic Monthly (not online yet) on Wynton's past, present and future as he struggles to break out of the pedagogical box he's created for himself.  If Wynton's views on jazz frustrate you, you'll want to read this article to see where these views have taken him.

Also in this issue, a good feature (with PJ O'Rourke companion piece) on our youngest Post-President, William Jefferson Clinton, and what we have to look forward to from him.