Grammy Award-Winning Musician Wynton Marsalis

Fresh Air

Published September 17, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Wynton Marsalis has been playing the trumpet since he was 6, and won his first Grammy at 20 and has 9 total. He's also the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize. His latest album is The Magic Hour. (This Interview first aired Dec. 7, 1994.)

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