Wynton Marsalis

The American jazz and Western classical virtuoso trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director of jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. He has helped promote the appreciation of classical and jazz music, focusing mostly on young audiences. As of 2006, he had 16 classical and more than 30 jazz recordings on his resume. He has been awarded nine Grammys in both genres and was also awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for Music for a jazz recording.