Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, United States. Marsalis is the son of jazz musician
Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (pianist), grandson of
Ellis Marsalis, Sr., and brother of
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist),
Delfeayo Marsalis (trombonist),
Mboya, and
Jason Marsalis (drummer). He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansi…
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