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Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American virtuoso trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has been awarded nine Grammy Awards and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the son of jazz musician Ellis Marsalis Jr. (pianist), grandson of Ellis Marsalis Sr., and brother of Branford (saxophonist), Delfeayo (trombonist), and Jason (drummer). Marsalis's son, Jasper Armstrong Marsalis, is a music producer known professionally as Slauson Malone. Marsalis is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in jazz and classical during the same year.
Birth Name
Wynton L. Marsalis
Born
Wednesday, 18 October 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon | Self | 2024 |
| Willie Nelson & Family | Self | 2023 |
| Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self | 2022 |
| The Great Debate with Charles Barkley | Self | 2022 |
| Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | Self | 2022 |
| The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart | Self | 2020 |
| A World Without Beethoven? | Self | 2020 |
| United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Find Your Groove | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Bolden | 2019 |
| Louis | 2010 |
| Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans | 2008 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts | Nominated |
