One of the most recognized jazz artist in the world, Wynton Marsalis has produced 33 jazz and 11 classical recordings and sold more than seven million records worldwide, including three that have certified gold. He serves as Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, has won nine Grammy Awards, and is the first jazz musician ever to be honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in Music, for Blood on the Fields (1997).
A hit on The Shedd's 2003-04 Now Hear This series with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Marsalis returns to the intimacy of The Shedd's Jaqua Concert Hall with his legendary Quintet.