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. Marsalis is the son of jazz musician
Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (pianist), grandson of
Ellis Marsalis, Sr., and brother of
Branford (saxophonist),
Delfeayo (trombonist), and
Jason (drummer). He performed the
national anthem of
Super Bowl XX in 1986.