Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis
Marsalis at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center Seventh Annual Jazz Festival in 2009
Background information
Birth nameWynton Learson Marsalis
Born (1961-10-18) October 18, 1961
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • educator
  • artistic director
InstrumentTrumpet
WorksWynton Marsalis discography
Years active1980–present
Labels
Spouse
Nicola Benedetti
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(m. 2024)​
Websitewyntonmarsalis.org

Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Marsalis is the only musician to have won a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical categories in the same year.

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