User:Ovinus/Wynton Marsalis

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 Self-published biography, perhaps a jumping off point:

Wynton Marsalis (b. October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer.

Later
Nate Chinen wrote in 2006: "In the 25 years since his dramatic leap into the spotlight, [Marsalis] has achieved the cultural celebrity of Duke Ellington. Or, perhaps more accurately, Leonard Bernstein".

Jazz at Lincoln Center
Marsalis drove the creation of Jazz at Lincoln Center and as of 2006 continues to have a lot of influence, involved throughout the organization. In May 1986 the Lincoln Center concluded that "no compelling case can be made for adding a new constituent in an area like jazz" (see source for more details on formation).