Winner of nine Grammy awards and a Pulitzer Prize in music, Wynton Marsalis has been described as one of the most outstanding jazz musicians and trumpeters of his generation, a brilliant composer, and a bandleader in the tradition of Duke Ellington. A driving creative force behind Jazz at Lincoln Center’s founding and success, he brings uncompromising intensity and swinging virtuosity to each and every performance and is a favorite among jazz musicians and audiences worldwide.

In a special program featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Marsalis plays with 15 of the finest soloists and ensemble players in jazz music today—musicians celebrated for their stylistic versatility and unparalleled ensemble cohesion.