Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

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.

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TV Series

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.363
Soul Food

Soul Food

7
Jazz

Jazz

8
Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

6
Masterclass

Masterclass

0
The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

4.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.407
The Great American Read

The Great American Read

7
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

8
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

7.585
Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical

Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical

0
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.002
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.3

Movies

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

6.5
Sessions at West 54th Vol.1

Sessions at West 54th Vol.1

3.8
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

6.5
Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square

Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square

4
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles

7
Tony Bennett's New York

Tony Bennett's New York

0
Hargrove

Hargrove

7
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

0
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

6.6
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

0
Trumpet Kings

Trumpet Kings

0
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

0
Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing

Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing

0
Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

7.282
Brownie Speaks

Brownie Speaks

10
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

8
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

7.4
VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1

VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1

5
Accent on the Offbeat

Accent on the Offbeat

0
Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy

Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy

0
It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

8
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

6
A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

0
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

0
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac

Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac

0
Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music

Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music

0
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1

Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1

0
Find Your Groove

Find Your Groove

10
On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

6.3
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

0
The N Word

The N Word

6.6
A World Without Beethoven?

A World Without Beethoven?

7.7
Song of Lahore

Song of Lahore

6.6
Topowa! Never Give Up

Topowa! Never Give Up

0
Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

5.34
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

6
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

6
Tootie's Last Suit

Tootie's Last Suit

7
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

7