Wynton Marsalis
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Born: October 18, 1961
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year.
Also Known As
- Wynton L. Marsalis
- Wynton Learson Marsalis
Known For
The Daily Show
July 22, 1996
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
May 13, 2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
February 21, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Chasing Trane
April 14, 2017
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
August 21, 2006
Jazz
January 09, 2001
Tune in Tomorrow...
October 26, 1990
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
September 08, 2022
Great Performances
January 28, 1971
Soul Food
June 28, 2000
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
August 02, 2024