Wynton Marsalis
Latest News on Wynton Marsalis:
Brandon Victor Dixon to Release New Pop Power Song 'Maybe,' First From New Album (Apr 23, 2025)
Wycliffe Gordon's International All-Stars & Friends Comes to Aaron Davis Hall (Apr 21, 2025)
THE GREAT GATSBY and More Set for Overture Center 2025-26 Season (Apr 18, 2025)
Brandon Victor Dixon to Release New Pop Power Song 'Maybe,' First From New Album (Apr 23, 2025)
Wycliffe Gordon's International All-Stars & Friends Comes to Aaron Davis Hall (Apr 21, 2025)
THE GREAT GATSBY and More Set for Overture Center 2025-26 Season (Apr 18, 2025)
BIO
Wynton Marsalis's exploration of socio-cultural and political issues has yielded some of his most inspired and provocative work over the last four decades including the GRAMMYⓇ Award-winning Black Codes (From the Underground) in 1985, Blood on the Fields ─ the first jazz composition ever to win a Pulitzer Prize─ in 1996, All Rise in 2002 (performed by Symphonic Orchestras the world over to great acclaim), and From the Plantation to the Penitentiary in 2007, which according to one reviewer, "reveals some important truth about this country with a lot of anger and heart."
On August 21, 2020, Blue Engine Records will release The Ever Fonky Lowdown, the latest Marsalis composition to directly address the irresistible cocktail of deception, racism, greed, and gullibility that subverts the global fight for human rights and corrupts the possibilities and promise of democracy in America and around the world.
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Musical
Wynton Marsalis, After Midnight
Videos
Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-14 23:21:21
VIDEO: How FUNNY GIRL's Jared Grimes Tapped His Way to a Tony Nomination
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-06-08 10:30:20
VIDEO: How FUNNY GIRL's Jared Grimes Tapped His Way to a Tony Nomination
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-06-08 10:30:20
VIDEO: ICYMI- Watch Broadway Unite for the SAVE BIRDLAND Fundraiser!
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-01-25 15:12:24
VIDEO: ICYMI- Watch Broadway Unite for the SAVE BIRDLAND Fundraiser!
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-01-25 15:12:24
BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'Never Coming Back' from Cassondra James' New EP
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-10-21 10:12:07
VIDEO: ICYMI- Watch Broadway Unite for the SAVE BIRDLAND Fundraiser!
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-01-25 15:12:24
BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'Never Coming Back' from Cassondra James' New EP
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-10-21 10:12:07
VIDEO: Vanessa Williams Leads Lincoln Center's 10th #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-07-06 06:26:38
VIDEO: ICYMI- Watch Broadway Unite for the SAVE BIRDLAND Fundraiser!
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-01-25 15:12:24
BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'Never Coming Back' from Cassondra James' New EP
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-10-21 10:12:07
VIDEO: Vanessa Williams Leads Lincoln Center's 10th #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-07-06 06:26:38
VIDEO: Gaby Moreno Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-22 06:32:50
BWW Exclusive: Listen to 'Never Coming Back' from Cassondra James' New EP
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-10-21 10:12:07
VIDEO: Vanessa Williams Leads Lincoln Center's 10th #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-07-06 06:26:38
VIDEO: Gaby Moreno Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-22 06:32:50
VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-14 18:23:04
VIDEO: Vanessa Williams Leads Lincoln Center's 10th #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-07-06 06:26:38
VIDEO: Gaby Moreno Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-22 06:32:50
VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-14 18:23:04
VIDEO: Ailyn Perez Leads Lincoln Center's Fifth MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Broadcast
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-01 07:02:52
VIDEO: Gaby Moreno Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-22 06:32:50
VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-14 18:23:04
VIDEO: Ailyn Perez Leads Lincoln Center's Fifth MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Broadcast
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-01 07:02:52
VIDEO: Lincoln Center Honors Those We've Lost With #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-03 19:00:13
VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell Leads #MemorialForUsAll to Honor Those We Lost to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-14 18:23:04
VIDEO: Ailyn Perez Leads Lincoln Center's Fifth MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Broadcast
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-01 07:02:52
VIDEO: Lincoln Center Honors Those We've Lost With #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-03 19:00:13
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records Releases 'Jazz for Kids,' Features Hoda Kotb
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-10-21 11:11:06
VIDEO: Ailyn Perez Leads Lincoln Center's Fifth MEMORIAL FOR US ALL Broadcast
by Stephi Wild - 2020-06-01 07:02:52
VIDEO: Lincoln Center Honors Those We've Lost With #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-03 19:00:13
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records Releases 'Jazz for Kids,' Features Hoda Kotb
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-10-21 11:11:06
Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-09-06 11:46:38
VIDEO: Lincoln Center Honors Those We've Lost With #MemorialForUsAll
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-03 19:00:13
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records Releases 'Jazz for Kids,' Features Hoda Kotb
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-10-21 11:11:06
Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-09-06 11:46:38
Front and Center Concert Series to Feature The Head and The Heart
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-08-30 13:13:49
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Blue Engine Records Releases 'Jazz for Kids,' Features Hoda Kotb
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-10-21 11:11:06
Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-09-06 11:46:38
Front and Center Concert Series to Feature The Head and The Heart
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-08-30 13:13:49
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Starring Edward Norton
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-22 15:01:45
Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-09-06 11:46:38
Front and Center Concert Series to Feature The Head and The Heart
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-08-30 13:13:49
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Starring Edward Norton
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-22 15:01:45
VIDEO: Watch the New York City Gay Mens Chorus Perform 'What If Truth Is All We Have?' Written By Ann Hampton Callaway
by Rebecca Russo - 2019-06-27 21:38:39
Front and Center Concert Series to Feature The Head and The Heart
by Abigail Charpentier - 2019-08-30 13:13:49
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Starring Edward Norton
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-22 15:01:45
VIDEO: Watch the New York City Gay Mens Chorus Perform 'What If Truth Is All We Have?' Written By Ann Hampton Callaway
by Rebecca Russo - 2019-06-27 21:38:39
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Starring Edward Norton
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-22 15:01:45
VIDEO: Watch the New York City Gay Mens Chorus Perform 'What If Truth Is All We Have?' Written By Ann Hampton Callaway
by Rebecca Russo - 2019-06-27 21:38:39
VIDEO: HELLO, DOLLY! Cast Sings Happy Birthday To Bernadette Peters
by Alan Henry - 2018-02-28 17:45:45
VIDEO: Watch the New York City Gay Mens Chorus Perform 'What If Truth Is All We Have?' Written By Ann Hampton Callaway
by Rebecca Russo - 2019-06-27 21:38:39
VIDEO: HELLO, DOLLY! Cast Sings Happy Birthday To Bernadette Peters
by Alan Henry - 2018-02-28 17:45:45
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks About Changing Her Name on THE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - 2018-02-06 06:16:36
VIDEO: HELLO, DOLLY! Cast Sings Happy Birthday To Bernadette Peters
by Alan Henry - 2018-02-28 17:45:45
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks About Changing Her Name on THE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - 2018-02-06 06:16:36
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks Taking Over Lead in HELLO, DOLLY! on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-12-11 14:12:57
VIDEO: HELLO, DOLLY! Cast Sings Happy Birthday To Bernadette Peters
by Alan Henry - 2018-02-28 17:45:45
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks About Changing Her Name on THE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - 2018-02-06 06:16:36
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks Taking Over Lead in HELLO, DOLLY! on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-12-11 14:12:57
Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-14 23:21:21
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks About Changing Her Name on THE LATE SHOW
by Stephi Wild - 2018-02-06 06:16:36
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks Taking Over Lead in HELLO, DOLLY! on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-12-11 14:12:57
Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-14 23:21:21
VIDEO: How FUNNY GIRL's Jared Grimes Tapped His Way to a Tony Nomination
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-06-08 10:30:20
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Talks Taking Over Lead in HELLO, DOLLY! on LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-12-11 14:12:57
Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-14 23:21:21
VIDEO: How FUNNY GIRL's Jared Grimes Tapped His Way to a Tony Nomination
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-06-08 10:30:20
News
Brandon Victor Dixon to Release New Pop Power Song 'Maybe,' First From New Album
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
Best known for his starring turns on Broadway and television, Tony-nominated actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon will release an original song and accompanying video on May 16th.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
Best known for his starring turns on Broadway and television, Tony-nominated actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon will release an original song and accompanying video on May 16th.
Wycliffe Gordon's International All-Stars & Friends Comes to Aaron Davis Hall
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2025
Jazzmobile will continue its celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and International Jazz Day, UNESCO's global celebration of jazz, with a night of straight ahead jazz and down home swing.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2025
Jazzmobile will continue its celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and International Jazz Day, UNESCO's global celebration of jazz, with a night of straight ahead jazz and down home swing.
THE GREAT GATSBY and More Set for Overture Center 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
Overture Center has revealed its 2025/26 season, featuring Broadway shows, dance performances and much more! The season lineup includes The Great Gatsby, Water for Elephants, and more. See the full season here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025
Overture Center has revealed its 2025/26 season, featuring Broadway shows, dance performances and much more! The season lineup includes The Great Gatsby, Water for Elephants, and more. See the full season here!
Interview: Steven Feifke Talks CONTEMPORARY JAZZ MASTERPIECES at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 16, 2025
The JLCO is back on 4/25 and 4/26 with a thrilling ride through new works composed and orchestrated by composers and big band leaders of today, including newly commissioned works by notable composers in the space.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 16, 2025
The JLCO is back on 4/25 and 4/26 with a thrilling ride through new works composed and orchestrated by composers and big band leaders of today, including newly commissioned works by notable composers in the space.
Entertainment Revealed For Playhouse Theatre Group's ENCORE! POP ROCKS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2025
Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. has an entertainment lineup for their biggest fundraiser of the year, ENCORE! Learn more about the upcoming event and find out how to attend.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2025
Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. has an entertainment lineup for their biggest fundraiser of the year, ENCORE! Learn more about the upcoming event and find out how to attend.
Baryshnikov Arts and Orchestra of St. Luke's Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries with Immersive Concert Experience
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025
Baryshnikov Arts will continue the celebration of its milestone 20th anniversary this spring in collaboration with Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) the organization that shares its building and which is marking its 50-year anniversary.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025
Baryshnikov Arts will continue the celebration of its milestone 20th anniversary this spring in collaboration with Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) the organization that shares its building and which is marking its 50-year anniversary.
Carnegie Hall Citywide Unveils 2025�"2026 Season with Free Performances Across NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
Carnegie Hall has revealed the summer schedule for Carnegie Hall Citywide, a free concert series that brings a mix of live performances to venues throughout New York City. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
Carnegie Hall has revealed the summer schedule for Carnegie Hall Citywide, a free concert series that brings a mix of live performances to venues throughout New York City. Learn more!
Cécile McLorin Salvant and More Set for SFJAZZ May 2025 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup of upcoming arts for May 2025. The lineup includes Cécile McLorin Salvant, Javier Santiago and more. See full May programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup of upcoming arts for May 2025. The lineup includes Cécile McLorin Salvant, Javier Santiago and more. See full May programming here!
Samara Joy and More Set for Ensemble Arts Philly's 2025-26 Jazz Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
Ensemble Arts Philly has unveiled its 2025-2026 Jazz Season, showcasing a diverse lineup of new and emerging talents, as well as veteran performers. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2025
Ensemble Arts Philly has unveiled its 2025-2026 Jazz Season, showcasing a diverse lineup of new and emerging talents, as well as veteran performers. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.
SMOKE Jazz Club Reveals May Concert Line-up
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2025
SMOKE Jazz Club has announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today's top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2025
SMOKE Jazz Club has announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today's top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage. Learn more about the lineup here!
Bernadette Peters to Host Manhattan Theatre Club 2025 Spring Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2025
Three-time Tony Award recipient and MTC Board Member Bernadette Peters (now starring in Manhattan Theatre Club's Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends) will host their 2025 annual Spring Gala. The event will honor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on Monday, May 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street (110 E 42nd St).
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2025
Three-time Tony Award recipient and MTC Board Member Bernadette Peters (now starring in Manhattan Theatre Club's Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends) will host their 2025 annual Spring Gala. The event will honor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on Monday, May 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street (110 E 42nd St).
Mandy Gonzalez and More Set for in BSO 2025�"26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!
Music Institute Annual Gala Celebrates Music Education
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025
Event highlights include the presentation of the prestigious Dushkin Award to Paquito D’Rivera, the Cultural Visionary Award for Chicago to J. Thomas Hurvis, and the Colburn Award for Teaching Excellence to Sang Mee Lee.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025
Event highlights include the presentation of the prestigious Dushkin Award to Paquito D’Rivera, the Cultural Visionary Award for Chicago to J. Thomas Hurvis, and the Colburn Award for Teaching Excellence to Sang Mee Lee.
American Classical Orchestra Closes 40th Anniversary Season With MAGNIFICENTLY MOZART At Alice Tully Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025
Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City's leading period instrument orchestra, in the final concert of its 40th anniversary season at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 pm.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025
Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City's leading period instrument orchestra, in the final concert of its 40th anniversary season at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 pm.
Ryan Shaw and Ray Angry Unite for Reimagined 'Off Broadway' Album
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025
Vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw and acclaimed pianist/composer/arranger Ray Angry (The Roots) have teamed up for Off Broadway, a new studio album featuring R&B, soul, jazz, rock, reggae, house, and classical-inspired takes on classic Broadway hits.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025
Vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw and acclaimed pianist/composer/arranger Ray Angry (The Roots) have teamed up for Off Broadway, a new studio album featuring R&B, soul, jazz, rock, reggae, house, and classical-inspired takes on classic Broadway hits.
ProMusica Wraps Up Season With Guest Pianist Aaron Diehl and a New Commission
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will welcome Columbus-native and acclaimed pianist and composer, Aaron Diehl, for their season finale at the Southern Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will welcome Columbus-native and acclaimed pianist and composer, Aaron Diehl, for their season finale at the Southern Theatre.
SFJAZZ Gala 2025 to Honor Don Was with SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2025
SFJAZZ will present the SFJAZZ Gala 2025. This year’s gala will honor legendary producer, musician, and Blue Note Records President Don Was. Learn more and see how to attend.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2025
SFJAZZ will present the SFJAZZ Gala 2025. This year’s gala will honor legendary producer, musician, and Blue Note Records President Don Was. Learn more and see how to attend.
Nicole Henry, Jim Caruso and More to Perform at Birdland in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of nightly performances all April long. See the full lineup, including Nicole Henry and more, and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of nightly performances all April long. See the full lineup, including Nicole Henry and more, and learn how to purchase tickets.
Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci to Tour Throughout 2025; New Music Forthcoming
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 31, 2025
2025 finds Dominick Farinacci on tour with a slew of solo dates and residences across North America, as well as performances with his TRIAD and Modern Warrior LIVE shows. Check out his live dates here.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 31, 2025
2025 finds Dominick Farinacci on tour with a slew of solo dates and residences across North America, as well as performances with his TRIAD and Modern Warrior LIVE shows. Check out his live dates here.
Terrence Blanchard Coming to Soka Performing Arts Center
by Emmy Rice - Mar 29, 2025
Jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will come to Soka Performing Arts Center April 12 for the End of Season Celebration, complete with a pre-concert lecture and a sparkling & sweet intermission reception for all ticket holders.
by Emmy Rice - Mar 29, 2025
Jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will come to Soka Performing Arts Center April 12 for the End of Season Celebration, complete with a pre-concert lecture and a sparkling & sweet intermission reception for all ticket holders.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Wynton Marsalis been nominated for?
and Best Musical (Tony Awards) for After Midnight.
Videos