Wynton Marsalis
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Born October 18, 1961 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Great Performances
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Le Grand Échiquier
The Chris Rock Show
Iconoclasts
Jazz
Soul Food
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Masterclass
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
The Great American Read
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
On the Shoulders of Giants
It's Black Entertainment
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Tune in Tomorrow...
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
The N Word
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Jazz 100
Hargrove
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
Song of Lahore
Find Your Groove
Tootie's Last Suit
Tony Bennett's New York
Accent on the Offbeat
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
A World Without Beethoven?
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon