| Full Name | Wynton Learson Marsalis |
| Birth Date | October 18, 1961 |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth Place | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, post-bop, mainstream, dixieland, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Jazz, post-bop, mainstream, Dixieland, classical |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years Active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Sony, Blue Note, Marsalis Music |
| Website | wyntonmarsalis.org |
| Current Role | Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center |
| Awards | Nine Grammy Awards, Pulitzer Prize for Music (for “Blood on the Fields”) |
| Unique Achievement | The only musician to win Grammy Awards in both jazz and classical categories in the same year |
| Family | Second of six sons; brothers Branford, Jason, and Delfeayo are also jazz musicians |
| Education | Studied at Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Tanglewood Music Center, and Juilliard School |
| Early Instruments | Received the first trumpet at age six, performed publicly at age fourteen |
