Wynton Marsalis
Born
October 18, 1961 (63 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Self
2024
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self
2022
Hargrove
Self
2022
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music
Self - musician
2021
A World Without Beethoven?
Self
2020
Find Your Groove
Self
2020
Topowa! Never Give Up
Self
2020
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
trumpet
2018
The Great American Read
Himself · (1 episode)
2018
Chasing Trane
Self - Musician
2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
Song of Lahore
Himself
2015
Brownie Speaks
Self
2014
Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical
Self · (1 episode)
2014
VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1
2013
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Self
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Masterclass
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
Himself - Trumpet and Vocals
2009
Tootie's Last Suit
Himself
2009
Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square
Themselves
2008
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
2008
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
Self
2006
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Self · (4 episodes)
2006
The N Word
Self
2006
Iconoclasts
Self · (1 episode)
2005
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Self
2005
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Campbell (voice)
2005
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Himself
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
Self - trumpet
2003
Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing
2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self
2002
Jazz
Self · (10 episodes)
2001
Soul Food
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Trumpet Kings
Himself
1999
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
Self
1999
Sessions at West 54th Vol.1
1997
The Chris Rock Show
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Tony Bennett's New York
Self
1996
Accent on the Offbeat
1995
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self
1992
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Himself
1991
Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy
Self
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Tune in Tomorrow...
The Wynton Marsalis Band
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis
Self
1989
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Self
1988
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Great Performances
Self · (2 episodes)
1971