Jazz Age nightlife meant big bands with legendary leaders and cutting-edge crowds who showed up to dance. From the 1920s, hotel ballrooms played host to this burgeoning American artform, and the St. Regis sat at the vanguard. Jazz legend and torchbearer Wynton Marsalis joins journalist Howie Kahn and Marriott Senior Vice Predisent and Global Brand Leader Jenni Benzaquen to share stories and reflections about the complexity of jazz’s evolution: from how Duke Ellington and Count Basie ran their bands, to the timeless cool of Mel Tormé, to a young Wynton risking his own life to see live jazz in his native Louisiana. As Wynton Marsalis explains, the heartbeat of jazz in America is nothing short of vital to communities, to culture, and to our country. Later in the show, author Oliver Munday shares his elevator story.