Wynton Marsalis

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

10/18/1961

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Wynton L. MarsalisWynton Learson Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Biography

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. Marsalis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 18, 1961, and grew up in the sub...

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