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Wynton Learson Marsalis

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Birthplace: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Son of Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and Dolores Mary Marsalis
Husband of Private
Ex-partner of Private
Father of Private
Brother of Branford Iweanya Marsalis; Private; Private; Delfeayo Marsalis and Jason Ignatius Marsalis

Occupation: Musician and educator
Managed by: Judith Berlowitz
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About Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, music educator, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, United States. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences. Marsalis has been awarded nine Grammys in both genres, and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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Wynton Marsalis's Timeline

1961
October 18, 1961
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States