Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club - London, August 2006

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From Wikipedia: Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American jazz and classical trumpeter and composer. He is Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted the appreciation of Classical and Jazz music, often focusing on young audiences. As a Jazz performer and composer he is noted for his erudition and extensive knowledge about jazz and jazz history and for being a classical virtuoso. As of 2006, he has made sixteen classical and more than thirty jazz recordings, has been awarded nine Grammys in both genres, and was awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for Music for a jazz recording.


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