Awards & Winners

Wynton Marsalis

Date of Birth 18-October-1961
Place of Birth New Orleans
(Louisiana, United States of America, Area code 504)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Wynton Marsalis Septet, Skain, Wynton Marsallis, W. Marsalis, E. Dankworth, Wynton L. Marsalis, Wynton Learson Marsalis
Profession Composer, Trumpeter, Musician, Lyricist, Songwriter, Bandleader, Film Score Composer, Film Producer, Music Educator, Teacher, Actor, Voice Actor, Music Director
Wynton Learson Marsalis 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 a jazz recording of his was the first of its kind to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Marsalis is the son of jazz musician Ellis Marsalis, Jr., grandson of Ellis Marsalis, Sr., and brother of Branford, Delfeayo, Mboya, and Jason.

Awards by Wynton Marsalis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Wynton Marsalis.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical After Midnight

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast CBS This Morning
Wynton Marsalis: An Essay for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Soul Train Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Performance Unforgettable

2011


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature
Honored for : NFL on CBS
(Super Bowl XLIV - Wynton Marsalis - '43 Years')

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature NFL on CBS
Super Bowl XLIV - Wynton Marsalis - '43 Years'
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics NFL on CBS
Super Bowl XLIV Wynton Marsalis - '43 Years'

2010


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album
Honored for : He and She

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album He and She
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Van Gogh
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)

2000


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Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist Big Train

1999


Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Honored for : Listen to the Storyteller: A Trio of Musical Tales from Around the World (feat. narrators: Kate Winslet, Wynton Marsalis, Graham Greene)

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Echo Award for Jazz Production Standard Time, Volume 5: The Midnight Blues
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children Listen to the Storyteller: A Trio of Musical Tales from Around the World (feat. narrators: Kate Winslet, Wynton Marsalis, Graham Greene)

1997


Pulitzer Prize for Music
Honored for : Blood on the Fields (feat. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra)

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Music Blood on the Fields (feat. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra)

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts Great Performances
Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis in Baroque Duet

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts Live from Lincoln Center
A Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis

1987


Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Honored for : Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1

1986


Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Honored for : J Mood

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album J Mood

1985


Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Honored for : Black Codes (From the Underground)
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Honored for : Black Codes

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Black Codes (From the Underground)
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Black Codes

1984


Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
Honored for : Händel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Honored for : Hot House Flowers

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Hot House Flowers
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Händel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter

1983


Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
Honored for : Haydn / L. Mozart / Hummel: Trumpet Concertos
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Honored for : Think of One
(Soloist)

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Think of One
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Haydn / L. Mozart / Hummel: Trumpet Concertos