37-526: Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) 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
74-667: A Jazz at Lincoln Center concert. The concert was recorded and released as the album Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center . In 1995, he hosted the educational program Marsalis on Music on public television, while during the same year National Public Radio broadcast his series Making the Music . Both programs won the George Foster Peabody Award , the highest award given in journalism. In 2005, Marsalis played at Apple's "It's Showtime" Special Event on October 12, where
111-563: A few months. Then they shortened it to "Sweets." The nickname has kind of lasted a long time . "Sweets" Edison came to prominence as a soloist with the Basie Band and as an occasional composer/arranger for the band. He also appeared in the 1944 film Jammin' the Blues . Edison spent thirteen years with Basie until the band was temporarily disbanded in 1950. Edison thereafter pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with Jazz at
148-600: A groove!" But Clarke also said, "These things I've said about Wynton are my criticism of him, but the positive things I have to say about him outweigh the negative. He has brought respectability back to jazz." When he met Miles Davis, one of his idols, Davis said, "So here's the police ...". For his part, Marsalis compared Miles Davis's embrace of rock and pop music (most notably in his 1970 album Bitches Brew ) to "a general who has betrayed his country." Marsalis has called rap "hormone driven pop music" and said that hip hop "reinforces destructive behavior at home and influences
185-587: A lecturer and musical ambassador, a "21st-century Leonard Bernstein" according to one writer. In 1987, Marsalis helped start the Classical Jazz summer concert series at Lincoln Center in New York City. The success of the series led to Jazz at Lincoln Center becoming a department at Lincoln Center, then to becoming an independent entity in 1996 alongside organizations such as the New York Philharmonic and
222-572: A microphone that was separate from the rest of the trumpet section. He made use of a Harmon mute to improvise his solos and obbligatos. In 1956, he recorded the first of three albums with Ben Webster . According to the Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies , Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on television shows, including Hollywood Palace and The Leslie Uggams Show , specials with Frank Sinatra; prominently featured on
259-607: A while, the band expanded to include Wessell Anderson , Wycliffe Gordon , Eric Reed , Herlin Riley , Reginald Veal , and Todd Williams. When asked about influences on his playing style, he cites Duke Ellington , Miles Davis , Harry Sweets Edison , Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie , Jelly Roll Morton , Charlie Parker , Wayne Shorter , Thelonious Monk , Cootie Williams , Ray Nance , Maurice André , and Adolph Hofner . Other influences include Clifford Brown , Freddie Hubbard , and Adolph Herseth . Marsalis has established himself as
296-589: Is a music producer known professionally as Slauson Malone 1 . Marsalis was raised Catholic . In 1983, at the age of 22, he became the only musician to win Grammy Awards in jazz and classical music during the same year. At the award ceremonies the next year, he won again in both categories. After his first album came out in 1982, Marsalis won polls in DownBeat magazine for Musician of the Year, Best Trumpeter, and Album of
333-403: Is his older brother and Jason Marsalis and Delfeayo Marsalis are younger. All three are jazz musicians. While sitting at a table with trumpeters Al Hirt , Miles Davis , and Clark Terry , his father jokingly suggested that he might as well get Wynton a trumpet, too. Hirt volunteered to give him one, so at the age of six Marsalis received his first trumpet. Although he owned a trumpet when he
370-452: Is the only musician to have won a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical categories in the same year. Marsalis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana , on October 18, 1961, and grew up in the suburb of Kenner . He is the second of six sons born to Dolores Ferdinand Marsalis and Ellis Marsalis Jr. , a pianist and music teacher. He was named after jazz pianist Wynton Kelly . Branford Marsalis
407-802: The Irene Diamond Education Center with rehearsal and recording rooms. The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame is named for Nesuhi Ertegun , co-founder of Atlantic Records . A 60-person international voting panel, which includes musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, is charged to nominate and select "the most definitive artists in the history of jazz for induction into the Hall of Fame". Inductees have included: 2004 2005 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 Harry Sweets Edison Harry " Sweets " Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999)
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#1732875635025444-533: The New Orleans Philharmonic . Two years later he performed Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major by Bach. At seventeen, he was one of the youngest musicians admitted to Tanglewood Music Center . Marsalis applied to only two music colleges, the Juilliard School and Northwestern University . He was accepted to both schools and chose to attend the former. In 1979, he moved to New York City to attend
481-511: The State University of New York , and the University of Michigan (2023). Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Best Spoken Word Album for Children Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center is an organization based in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center ,
518-586: The Dutch Edison Award and the French Grand Prix du Disque . The Mayor of Vitoria, Spain, gave him the city's gold medal, its most coveted distinction. In 1996, Britain's senior conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music , made him an honorary member, the academy's highest decoration for a non-British citizen. The city of Marciac, France, erected a bronze statue in his honor for the key role he played in
555-563: The Juilliard School for a Bachelor of Music in trumpet performance, leaving in 1981 without earning a degree. He intended to pursue a career in classical music. In 1980, he toured Europe as a member of the Art Blakey band, becoming a member of The Jazz Messengers and remaining with Blakey until 1982. He changed his mind about his career and turned to jazz. He has said that years of playing with Blakey influenced his decision. He recorded for
592-621: The Metropolitan Opera. In 2016, its budget was over $ 50 million. Wynton Marsalis has been artistic director since 1987. Greg Scholl became executive director in 2012. Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra , which performs in the Appel Room and the Rose Theater in addition to extensive international tours. Concerts are also broadcast live online. Educational programs are broadcast on
629-401: The Metropolitan Opera. Marsalis became artistic director of the center and the musical director of the band, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra . The orchestra performs at its home venue, Rose Hall, goes on tour, visits schools, appears on radio and television, and produces albums through its label, Blue Engine Records. In 2011, Marsalis and rock guitarist Eric Clapton performed together in
666-525: The Philharmonic and freelancing with other orchestras. In the early 1950s, he settled on the West Coast and became a highly sought-after studio musician, making important contributions to recordings by such artists as Billie Holiday , Frank Sinatra , Nat King Cole , Billy Daniels , Margaret Whiting , Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald . He worked closely with the arranger Nelson Riddle , who gave Edison
703-630: The Year. In 2017, he was one of the youngest members to be inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. In 1997, he became the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his oratorio Blood on the Fields . In a note to him, Zarin Mehta wrote, "I was not surprised at your winning the Pulitzer Prize for Blood on the Fields . It is a broad, beautifully painted canvas that impresses and inspires. It speaks to us all...I'm sure that, somewhere in
740-794: The age of twelve, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland . Afterwards, he played with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Lucky Millinder . In 1937, he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His colleagues included Buck Clayton , Lester Young (who named him "Sweets"), Buddy Tate , Freddie Green , Jo Jones , and other original members of that famous band. Speaking in 1956 with Down Beat 's Don Freeman, Edison explained
777-520: The center's YouTube channel. Since 2015, the orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records. The center distributes jazz curriculums to high schools through its Essentially Ellington program. Professional musicians visit schools through the Let Freedom Swing program. The center runs a Middle School Jazz Academy, a High School Jazz Academy, and a Summer Academy, all in New York City, all of them with free tuition. Every year
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#1732875635025814-604: The country. In 1987, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was involved in starting the Classical Jazz concert series, the first series of jazz concerts at Lincoln Center. In 1996, the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization became a constituent of Lincoln Center next to organizations such as the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera . The budget for Jazz at Lincoln Center was $ 4 million in 1996, compared to $ 150 million for
851-557: The firmament, Buddy Bolden , Louis Armstrong and legions of others are smiling down on you." Wynton Marsalis has won the National Medal of Arts , the National Humanities Medal , and been named an NEA Jazz Master . In 2001, he was also named a UN Messenger of Peace . Approximately seven million copies of his recordings have been sold worldwide. He has toured in 30 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. He
888-516: The first time with Blakey and one year later he went on tour with Herbie Hancock . After signing a contract with Columbia , he recorded his first solo album. In 1982, he established a quintet with his brother Branford Marsalis , Kenny Kirkland , Charnett Moffett , and Jeff "Tain" Watts . When Branford and Kenny Kirkland left three years later to record and tour with Sting , Marsalis formed another quartet, this time with Marcus Roberts on piano, Robert Hurst on double bass, and Watts on drums. After
925-579: The new iMac with Front Row, and iPod with Video were introduced. Following this, Marsalis also appeared in an iPod TV ad with his song "Sparks" in 2006. In December 2011, Marsalis was named cultural correspondent for CBS This Morning . He is a member of the CuriosityStream Advisory Board. He serves as director of the Juilliard Jazz Studies program. In 2015, Cornell University appointed him A.D. White Professor-at-Large. Marsalis
962-515: The orchestra tours and visits schools throughout the U.S. The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival takes place every year at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, was designed by Rafael Viñoly and is located on the fifth floor of Deutsche Bank Center (originally Time Warner Center). Rose Hall consists of three venues: Rose Theater, The Appel Room, and Dizzy's Club, named after trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie . The Hall also contains
999-615: The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at Time Warner Center (now Deutsche Bank Center ) in October 2004. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra . The center hosts performances by the orchestra and by visiting musicians. It is home to the New York City Opera . Many concerts are streamed live on the center's YouTube channel. The center also presents educational programs in its home buildings, online, and in schools throughout
1036-710: The origin of his nickname: Well, this happened one day in March back in '37. All of us in the Basie band were sitting around the lobby of the Woodside Hotel in New York. It was snowing outside, and we were waiting for the bus to go on a tour of one-nighters. We were all like brothers in that band. I was kind of the baby of the band and took a lot of the ribbing. So this time Lester Young was joshing me about my 'sweet' style and he said: "We're going to call you 'Sweetie Pie.'" They did, too, for
1073-587: The original instruments used in jazz and eschewed electronica that gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. In The Jazz Book , the authors list what Marsalis considers to be the fundamentals of jazz: blues, standards, a swing beat, tonality, harmony, craftsmanship, and mastery of the tradition beginning with New Orleans jazz up to Ornette Coleman . Jazz critic Scott Yanow regards Marsalis as talented but criticizes his "selective knowledge of jazz history" and has said Marsalis considers "post-1965 avant-garde playing to be outside of jazz and 1970s fusion to be barren" and
1110-619: The sound track and in the sound track album of the film Lady Sings the Blues . From 1973, Edison acted as Musical Director for Redd Foxx on theatre dates, at concerts, and in Las Vegas . He appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his death. He was the Los Angeles Jazz Society's first Tribute Honoree. Edison died of prostate cancer at his home in Columbus, Ohio at
1147-756: The story of the festival . The French Ministry of Culture gave him the rank of Knight in the Order of Arts and Literature. In 2008, he received France's highest distinction, the insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honour . In 2023, he won the Praemium Imperiale . He has received honorary degrees from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami (1994), University of Scranton (1996), Kenyon College (2019), New York University , Columbia, Connecticut College, Harvard , Howard , Northwestern , Princeton , Vermont,
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1184-426: The unfortunate result of the "somewhat eccentric beliefs of Stanley Crouch ". In The New York Times in 1997, pianist Keith Jarrett said Marsalis "imitates other people's styles too well ... His music sounds like a high school trumpet player to me". Bassist Stanley Clarke said, "All the guys that are criticizing—like Wynton Marsalis and those guys—I would hate to be around to hear those guys playing on top of
1221-597: The world's view of the Afro American in a decidedly negative direction." Marsalis responded to criticism by saying, "You can't enter a battle and expect not to get hurt." He has said that losing the freedom to criticize is "to accept mob rule, it is a step back towards slavery." Marsalis is the son of the late jazz musician Ellis Marsalis Jr. (pianist), grandson of Ellis Marsalis Sr. , and brother of Branford (saxophonist), Delfeayo (trombonist and producer), and Jason (drummer). Marsalis's son, Jasper Armstrong Marsalis,
1258-579: Was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra . His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician , whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra . Edison was born in Columbus, Ohio , United States. He spent his early childhood in Louisville , Kentucky, being introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at
1295-777: Was given the Louis Armstrong Memorial Medal and the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts. He was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement and was dubbed an Honorary Dreamer by the I Have a Dream Foundation. The New York Urban League awarded Marsalis the Frederick Douglass Medallion for distinguished leadership. The American Arts Council presented him with the Arts Education Award. He won
1332-544: Was involved in writing, arranging, and performing music for the 2019 Daniel Pritzker film Bolden . In addition to Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis has also worked with the Philadelphia Orchestra as a composer for modern classical music. The orchestra premiered a Violin Concerto he composed in 2015, and a Tuba Concerto of his in 2021. Marsalis is generally associated with straight-ahead jazz , jazz that kept to
1369-666: Was six, he did not practice much until he was 12. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts . He studied classical music at school and jazz at home with his father. He played in funk bands and a marching band led by Danny Barker . He performed on trumpet publicly as the only black musician in the New Orleans Civic Orchestra. After winning a music contest at fourteen, he performed Joseph Haydn's trumpet concerto with
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