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Wynton Marsalis

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. Ma…

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Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 18th, 1961
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Labels
Rhino
Columbia
Blue Note
Sony Classical
CBS
Last updated: June 27th, 2024