Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

1961-10-18 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 48 Credits

Biography

Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is the only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year.

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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

2024

as Self

6.5
Acting

Chronicles the career of the titular Grammy Award-winning folk-pop singer-songwriter. The documentary also follows Simon’s journey creating his new al...

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self

6.6
Acting

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and...

Hargrove

Hargrove

2022

as Self

7.0
Acting

Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal like you have never seen him before. The film follow...

Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music

Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of Music

2021

as Self - musician

Acting

A film looking at the culture of New Orleans thru the lens of music. Hosted by Oscar nominee and 6-time Grammy Winner Terence Blanchard, the film tell...

In a Different Key

In a Different Key

2021

Original Music Composer

A mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism, now an elderly man in rural Mississippi, to learn if his life story holds promise f...

A World Without Beethoven?

A World Without Beethoven?

2020

as Self

7.7
Acting

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, t...

Find Your Groove

Find Your Groove

2020

as Self

10.0
Acting

In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how...

Topowa! Never Give Up

Topowa! Never Give Up

2020

as Self

Acting

A journey of hope that celebrates the power of music to change lives. From the Katwe slums in Uganda to the streets of London and the fields of Chelte...

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

Musician

6.7

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed ...

Bolden

Bolden

2019

Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

4.3
Producing

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac

2018

as trumpet

Acting
Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

2017

as Self - Musician

7.3
Acting

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina...

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

2016

as Self

8.0
Acting

19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Musi...

Song of Lahore

Song of Lahore

2015

as Himself

6.6
Acting

Until the late 1970s, the Pakistani city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Following the Islamization of Pakistan, many artists struggled to...

Brownie Speaks

Brownie Speaks

2014

as Self

10.0
Acting

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an outstanding and influential contribution to music. In an era when many musicia...

VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1

VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.1

2013

5.0
Acting
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

2012

Music

2.0

Born on Halloween, 1935, Dale Brown's fight for justice began the day his father walked out - two days before he was born. About how an overachiever f...

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

2011

as Self

6.5
Acting

New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, h...

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

2011

Producer

6.5
Producing

New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, h...

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

6.3
Acting

The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles

2009

as Himself - Trumpet and Vocals

7.0
Acting

Recorded Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center s Frederick P. Rose Hall on February 10, 2009. Once in a while the stars align and something magical happens....

Tootie's Last Suit

Tootie's Last Suit

2009

as Himself

7.0
Acting

The feature-length documentary, TOOTIE’S LAST SUIT explores the complex relationships, rituals, history, and music of New Orleans’ vibrant Mardi Gras ...

Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square

Wynton Marsallis and JALC Orchestra - Congo Square

2008

as Themselves

4.0
Acting
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

2008

Acting

The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground free black ...

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

2008

Executive Producer

Producing

The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground free black ...

Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1

Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1

2006

as Self

Acting

Features highlights from the first season of the Channel 4 show LIVE FROM ABBEY ROAD, which saw various musical artists perform live at the legendary ...

The N Word

The N Word

2006

as Self

6.6
Acting

An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from cel...

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

2005

as Self

2.0
Acting

A one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005, at 8 pm ET/CT live.

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

2005

as Campbell (voice)

7.4
Acting

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

2004

as Himself

6.0
Acting

Don McGlynn's uncompromising and soulful documentary look at the tumultuous life of musician and rebel Charles Mingus is fascinating stuff. Mingus sai...

The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

2003

as Self - trumpet

Acting

Family - The legendary Marsalis jazz family steps into the spotlight with this celebration of their collective careers. Ellis, Branford, Delfeayo, Jas...

Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing

Wynton Marsalis - Blues & Swing

2002

Acting

In this full-length program, Wynton is featured in an intimate concert performance with his quartet, recorded at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles...

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self

8.0
Acting

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...

Trumpet Kings

1999

as Himself

Acting

TRUMPET KINGS, a compilation from the world's largest privately owned jazz film library, presents an overview of this century's greatest jazz trumpete...

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

1999

as Self

Acting

Narrated by Connick himself in a candid look at his own life and career, the program features interviews with jazz greats Branford and Wynton Marsalis...

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

1998

Original Music Composer

9.0

This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era d...

Sessions at West 54th Vol.1

1997

3.8
Acting
Tony Bennett's New York

Tony Bennett's New York

1996

as Self

Acting

Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yor...

Accent on the Offbeat

Accent on the Offbeat

1995

Acting

Accent on the Offbeat is a cinema vérité film about the creation and premiere of the ballet Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements), composed by trumpet virtu...

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American...

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

1991

as Himself

Acting

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz trumpet...

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

as The Wynton Marsalis Band

5.3
Acting

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia,...

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

Original Music Composer

5.3

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia,...

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

6.0
Acting

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, ...

A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

1989

as Self

Acting

Live from Lincoln Center: A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

Shannon's Deal

Shannon's Deal

1989

Music

A washed-up lawyer refuses to take a bribe and instead goes after the South American drug cartel that's trying to push those in its way. Pilot for the...

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!

Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy

Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy

N/A

as Self

Acting

Teachers College Press presents three lively and engaging video segments featuring Wynton Marsalis and Sandra Day O'connor for middle and high school ...