Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis studied at Juilliard School, Benjamin Franklin High School and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). training under William Vacchiano is recorded. the recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is jazz. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, blues, Dixieland jazz and classical music. Employment is recorded with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Letters. Distinctions recorded are James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Order of Friendship and National Humanities Medal. The heading is also recorded as Wynton Learson Marsalis. Wynton Marsalis is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q273076. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis was born in 1961 at New Orleans. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is recorded as composer, bandleader, conductor, trumpeter and musician.

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Identity and overview

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Wynton Marsalis is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q273076. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Wynton Marsalis is registered by Social Networks and Archival Context under the identifier w60k2fwg. It is also recorded that wynton Marsalis is documented in 47 language editions of the general reference literature. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is also recorded as Wynton Learson Marsalis. The record continues: wynton Marsalis is registered by MusicBrainz under the identifier 0d74dcc7-5684-4695-830f-a9846aad8ba9.

Wynton Marsalis is registered by Discogs under the identifier 253392. Wynton Marsalis is recorded as human. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation composer. Wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation jazz trumpeter.

Wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation bandleader. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation conductor. It is also recorded that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation classical trumpeter. It is also recorded that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the occupation trumpeter.

Wynton Marsalis is recorded as a citizen of United States. It is also recorded that wynton Marsalis is recorded with the gender male. Wynton Marsalis was born on 18 October 1961. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis was born at New Orleans.

Wynton Marsalis is classed in the genre jazz. Wynton Marsalis is classed in the genre blues. Wynton Marsalis is classed in the genre Dixieland jazz. It is also recorded that wynton Marsalis is classed in the genre classical music.

Wynton Marsalis is classed in the genre neo-bop jazz. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is registered by VIAF under the identifier 17408121. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis is registered by ISNI under the identifier 0000000080969276. Wynton Marsalis is registered by Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) under the identifier 119425815.

Collections and holdings

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Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that wynton Marsalis 1991 12 31 Waldorf Astoria NYC FM (1991) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. It is also recorded that listen To The Storyteller A Trio Of Musical Tales From Around The World (1999) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Institutional cataloguing adds that sweet swing blues on the road (1994) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Wynton Marsalis Live at Châpiteau, Jazz In Marciac on 2025-07-28 (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Institutional cataloguing adds that jazz (Npr Curious Listener's Guide) (2002) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Reception and standing

The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows.

Wynton Marsalis is recorded as having received James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Pulitzer Prize for Music and Order of Friendship. Institutional cataloguing adds that open Library catalogues 22 works under this name.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 12 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, DOAJ, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

In detail

Wynton Marsalis studied at Juilliard School, Benjamin Franklin High School and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). training under William Vacchiano is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is jazz. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, blues, Dixieland jazz and classical music.

Employment is recorded with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Distinctions recorded are James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Order of Friendship and National Humanities Medal.

Sources

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    Marsalis, Wynton, African American Studies Center, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Marsalis, Wynton, African American Studies Center, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Marsalis, Wynton, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Marsalis, Wynton, Oxford Music Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Marsalis, Wynton, Oxford Music Online, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Open Library author record for Wynton Marsalis (Internet Archive), 22 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q273076: Wynton Marsalis

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Wynton Marsalis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Wynton Marsalis.

    open access index · Unverified

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    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10297773-2, Wynton Marsalis Septet.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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    Internet Archive, 7 digitised items catalogued under Wynton Marsalis as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Wynton Marsalis.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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Plates

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Wynton Marsalis at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter in New Orleans

Wynton Marsalis at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter in New Orleans

Larry Johnson · https://www.flickr.com/photos/drljohnson/3478202117/ · CC BY 2.0

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Wynton Marsalis playing with Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra (Aalborg, Denmark 2020)

Wynton Marsalis playing with Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra (Aalborg, Denmark 2020)

Hreinn Gudlaugsson · CC BY-SA 4.0

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