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Wynton Marsalis

1961 - Today

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Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Marsalis is the only musician to have won a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical categories in the same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Wynton Marsalis is the 1,361st most popular musician (down from 1,347th in 2024), the 7,074th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,727th in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wynton Marsalis ranks 1,361 out of 3,175. Before him are Pepe Romero, Mary Lou Williams, Paco Peña, Marcel Moyse, Anders Johansson, and Rick Springfield. After him are Clifford Curzon, Ludacris, Sophie, John Steel, Olve Eikemo, and Lee Ritenour.

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Among people born in 1961, Wynton Marsalis ranks 247. Before him are João Pinto, Fatou Bensouda, Corey Johnson, Masaaki Mori, Abhijit Banerjee, and Matjaž Kek. After him are Aaron Sorkin, Masamune Shirow, José Luis Cuciuffo, Sion Sono, Boško Gjurovski, and İsmail Kartal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wynton Marsalis ranks 7,076 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Lugar (1932), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), Rachel Bilson (1981), Big John Studd (1948), and Solomon W. Golomb (1932). After him are Billy Paul (1934), Ludacris (1977), Mark Forest (1933), Rachael Harris (1968), Robert Greene (1959), and Brent Scowcroft (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wynton Marsalis ranks 498. Before him are Marc Ribot (1954), Terry Bozzio (1950), Harry James (1916), Bruce Johnston (1942), Marin Alsop (1956), and Mary Lou Williams (1910). After him are Ludacris (1977), Lee Ritenour (1952), Donald Fagen (1948), Phil Woods (1931), Gram Parsons (1946), and Ron Asheton (1948).

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