Hirt volunteered to give him one and, thus, Wynton – at the age of six – received his first trumpet. Marsalis began his classical training at age 12. By 17, he was studying at Julliard and ...

World-renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis tells "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King about building the historic Frederick P. Rose Hall, the artist who inspired him, and more.

If Alison Balsom’s trumpet sounds like an elephant, don’t worry. Just this once, it is supposed to. The opening of Wynton Marsalis’s new Trumpet Concerto emulates nature’s noisiest ...

Wynton Marsalis says his approach ... the musicians that I grew up respecting and loving," Marsalis tells Kay, between showing off his trumpet and playing her a few bars. His humility is tinged ...

Master trumpet player and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis, rehearses at Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall on Thursday at Chautauqua Institution. Marsalis has spent the last 10 days ...

The solo trumpet part in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 remains one of the most challenging in the repertoire, and Wynton Marsalis navigates it with fluidity and grace. Hear that and more this ...

Sweet Release: a ballet in five parts; Ghost Story: a ballet in eight parts. Sweet Release: Wynton Marsalis: Trumpet and Director; Roger Ingram: Trumpet; Ryan Kisor ...

Wynton Marsalis is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer and trumpeter, born on 18 October 1961 in New Orleans, US. Over the years, Marsalis has crafted a musical career that has spanned genres, ...