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Wynton Marsalis currently has 47 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2025 at Le Chapiteau - Marseille in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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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 1961—one of his brothers is celebrated saxophonist Branford Marsalis—the 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 Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Marsalis found crossover stardom with his bandleader recordings of the ‘80s and ‘90s, showcasing his pyrotechnic trumpet chops and penchant for traditionalism. Through a snowballing résumé of high-profile performances and television appearances—from Sesame Street to Ken Burns’ Jazz—he became a ubiquitous pop culture figure, using his platform to advocate for jazz as “serious” 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.
Wynton Marsalis has also released music as a member of The Marsalis Family, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Wynton Marsalis Quartet, Fuse One, Wynton Marsalis Septet, and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.
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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