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Trumpeters · b. 1961

Wynton Marsalis

American jazz musician and educator

  • trumpet
Born
18 October 1961
New Orleans
Active
1980–
Record labels
Columbia Records, Marsalis Music, Sony Classical, Blue Note

Biography

Wynton Marsalis is a jazz musician who plays trumpet. Wynton Marsalis was born on 18 October 1961 in New Orleans. The music is usually filed under neo-bop jazz, jazz and Dixieland jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Marsalis Music, Sony Classical and Blue Note. Honours include honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1994), Pulitzer Prize for Music (1997) and honorary doctor of Harvard University (2009).

Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, music instructor, and 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 1997 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.

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Analysed solos by Wynton Marsalis

  • Johnny Come Latelytrumpet · 245 BPM · G-min · 03.-08.09.1991
  • U.M.M.G.trumpet · 221 BPM · Db-maj · 03.-08.09.1991
  • You're My Everythingtrumpet · 138 BPM · B-maj · 1990
  • April in Paristrumpet · 154 BPM · C-maj · 29.-30.5.1986, 24.-25.9.1986
  • Caravantrumpet · 197 BPM · C-maj · 29.-30.5.1986, 24.-25.9.1986
  • Cherokeetrumpet · 338 BPM · Bb-maj · 29.-30.5.1986, 24.-25.9.1986
  • Cherokee IItrumpet · 340 BPM · Bb-maj · 29.-30.5.1986, 24.-25.9.1986

Awards

  • 1994 honorary doctor of the University of Miami
  • 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Music
  • 2009 honorary doctor of Harvard University
  • 2015 National Humanities Medal
  • 2016 honorary doctor of University of Lyon-III
  • 2016 Global Citizen Awards
  • 2017 Order of Friendship
  • 2020 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize
  • James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
  • NEA Jazz Masters
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • BBC Jazz Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Wynton Marsalis play?

Wynton Marsalis is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Wynton Marsalis born?

Wynton Marsalis was born 18 October 1961 in New Orleans.

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