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Wynton Marsalis currently has 59 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Fine Arts Center in Amherst, MA, United States.
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![Listen to The London Concert [Expanded Edition] by English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard & Wynton Marsalis](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/2f/21/6c/mzi.hnazibtg.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to The London Concert [Expanded Edition] by English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard & Wynton Marsalis")
![Listen to Black Codes (From The Underground) [2023 Remaster] by Wynton Marsalis](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music126/v4/ff/41/8c/ff418c45-78eb-3225-dfc3-a7bc9c1974d2/074644000924.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Black Codes (From The Underground) [2023 Remaster] by Wynton Marsalis")
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About Wynton Marsalis
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Born
1961
Genre
Jazz
At the close of the 20th century, Wynton Marsalis became the primary ambassador for jazz music to a wider audience. Born to a musical family in New Orleans in 1961âone of his brothers is celebrated saxophonist Branford Marsalisâthe trumpeter entered Juilliard at the age of 17 with dexterity in both jazz and classical playing. After making a name for himself as a member of Art Blakeyâs Jazz Messengers, Marsalis found crossover stardom with his bandleader recordings of the â80s and â90s, showcasing his pyrotechnic trumpet chops and penchant for traditionalism. Through a snowballing rĂ©sumĂ© of high-profile performances and television appearancesâfrom Sesame Street to Ken Burnsâ Jazzâhe became a ubiquitous pop culture figure, using his platform to advocate for jazz as âseriousâ music. Perhaps his biggest cultural contribution is founding Jazz at Lincoln Center, one of the most successful jazz performance institutions in the world. Marsalis is also an accomplished composer of concert music; his epic, two-and-a-half-hour 1997 oratorio, Blood on the Fields, was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Musical InfluencesWynton Marsalis's musical influences include Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Billy Strayhorn and more.
Influenced by Wynton MarsalisWynton Marsalis has influenced the music of Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Cyrus Chestnut and more.
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