Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Known for: Sound

Born: October 18, 1961

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…

Known for

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
2011
Sessions at West 54th Vol.1
1997
Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square
Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square
2008
Trumpet Kings
1999
Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing
Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing
2002
Accent on the Offbeat
Accent on the Offbeat
1995
Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy
Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy
2009
A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
1989
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
2008
Topowa! Never Give Up
Topowa! Never Give Up
2020
Tootie's Last Suit
Tootie's Last Suit
2009
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
2009
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
1991
VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1
VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1
2013
Jazz 100
Jazz 100
2023
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
2008
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
2003
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
2021
A World Without Beethoven?
A World Without Beethoven?
2020
Song of Lahore
Song of Lahore
2015
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
2018
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
Tony Bennett's New York
Tony Bennett's New York
1996
Hargrove
Hargrove
2022
Find Your Groove
Find Your Groove
2020
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
1999
Brownie Speaks
Brownie Speaks
2014
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
2006
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
2020
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
On the Shoulders of Giants
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Chasing Trane
Chasing Trane
2017
The N Word
The N Word
2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
Soul Food
Soul Food
2000
Jazz
Jazz
2001
Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts
2005
Masterclass
Masterclass
2010
The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Great American Read
The Great American Read
2018
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006
Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical
2014
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
1993