Wynton Learson Marsalis
Born: 18th October 1961, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Wynton Learson Marsalis 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.
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The Calidore String Quartet weave an American Tapestry
13th Feb 2026
The New York-based quartet present music by three of their compatriots (plus one Viennese émigré), in a thoughtful album showcasing the diversity and richness of twentieth-century American music.
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Nicola Benedetti on Wynton Marsalis
22nd Jul 2019
The violinist talks to Katherine about premiering the legendary jazz musician's Violin Concerto (released earlier this month on Decca), which draws on influences as diverse as Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Scottish folk music and Stravinsky.
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American Tapestry
Calidore String Quartet
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th February 2026
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Marsalis: Blues Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jader Bignamini
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Marsalis: Violin Concerto & Fiddle Dance Suite
Nicola Benedetti (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019)
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The Essential Wynton Marsalis
English Chamber Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Neal Black (oboe), William Bennett (flute), Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Charles Tunnell (cello), Kathleen Battle (soprano), Eriko Sato (violin), Daire Fitzgerald (cello), Krista Bennion Feeney (violin), John Feeney (bass), Anthony Newman (harpsichord), Orchestra of St. Luke's, Anthony Newman (organ), Judith Lynn Stillman (piano), Philharmonic Orchestra, Craig Sheppard (piano), Eastman Wind Ensemble, Philip Koch (english horn), Jon Burr (bass), Mark O'Connor (violin), Frank Vignola (guitar), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Ryan Kysor (trumpet), Gideon Feldenstein (bass clarinet), Gideon Feldenstein (baritone saxophone), Ted Nash (tenor saxophone), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Ronald Westray (trombone), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Ted Nash (soprano saxophone), Victor Goines (tenor saxophone), Eric Reed (piano), Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Herlin Riley (drums), Ben Wolfe (bass), Kent Jordan (flute), Victor Goines (clarinet), Wessell Anderson (soprano saxophone), Wessell Anderson (alto saxophone), Kent Jordan (piccolo), Victor Goines (soprano saxophone), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Marcus Roberts (piano), Robert Leslie Hurst III (bass), Reginald Veal (bass) Raymond Leppard, John Nelson, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Donald Hunsberger
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