Wynton Marsalis
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 18, 1961 (63 years old)
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.
