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Wynton Marsalis

Composer / Bandleader | * 10/18/1961 (62) | New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA))
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. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Wynton Marsalis

James Parks Morton Interfaith Award Pulitzer Prize for Music Order of Friendship National Humanities Medal Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Honorary Doctor of Harvard University Honorary Doctor of The University of Miami NEA Jazz Masters BBC Jazz Awards Ken Burns American Heritage Prize Global Citizen Awards
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Movies with Wynton Marsalis as Actor(23)

TV Shows/Series with Wynton Marsalis as Actor(11)

as himself2010 Masterclass
as himself2005 Iconoclasts
as himself2001 Jazz
as himself2000 Soul Food
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1971 Great Performances

Movies with Wynton Marsalis as Crew(6)

Sound/Musician2019 Motherless Brooklyn
Production/Executive Producer2019 Bolden
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Bolden
Sound/Music1989 Shannon's Deal

TV Shows/Series with Wynton Marsalis as Crew(4)

Sound/Music2016 Jackie Robinson
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Prohibition
Sound/Music Arranger2011 Prohibition
Sound/Music1990 Shannon's Deal

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Full Name: Wynton Marsalis
Born: Wednesday, 10/18 1961 (October) in New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 62 years + 162 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Juilliard School, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Employer: Jazz at Lincoln Center
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Record Label: Blue Note, Columbia Records, Sony Classical, Marsalis Music
Siblings: Branford Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis
Father: Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Student of: William Vacchiano
Other names for Wynton Marsalis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Wynton L. Marsalis"
"Wynton Learson Marsalis"
Wynton Marsalis frequently works together with these people:
Plácido Domingo (9x, Actor)
Ken Burns (8x, Crew)
Samuel L. Jackson (6x, Actor)
Spike Lee (6x, Crew)
Bill Maher (6x, Actor)
Blythe Danner (5x, Actress)
Chelsea Handler (5x, Actress)
Edward Norton (4x, Actor)
Jon Favreau (4x, Actor)
Dan Pritzker (4x, Crew)
Bill O'Reilly (4x, Actor)
Anderson Cooper (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:632560, Added: 10/24/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024