Wynton Marsalis

An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture, Wynton Marsalis is a living legend. At 17, Marsalis became the youngest musician ever to be admitted to Tanglewood’s Berkshire Music Center. Since then, he attended Juilliard, performed 120 concerts a year for 15 consecutive years, produced more than 80 records and won nine Grammy Awards, two George Foster Peabody Awards and an Emmy Award. He is also the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. In 1987, Marsalis co-founded the jazz program at Lincoln Center. Today, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents rich and diverse programming that includes concerts, debates, film forums, dances, television and radio broadcasts and educational activities. Chautauqua is proud to partner with and host Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center during Week Nine of the 2019 season, August 19–23, with a series of lectures and performances on "Exploring Race and Culture in America." Marsalis called in to the Cohen Multimedia Studio earlier this year to speak with Brian Hannah. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets to one lecture or performance, or to the entire week.