Wynton Marsalis has been appropriately described as a level raiser whose breadth of talent is equated with genius. It has been said that he is an American musician for whom greatness is not merely possible but inevitable. To date Wynton has produced twenty-two jazz and nine classical records. With The Majesty Of the Blues, Wynton re-introduced America to the joy in New Orleans Jazz. In Levee Low Moan, Thick In The South and other blues recordings, Wynton extended the jazz musician's interplay with the blues. With Cih Movement, In This House On This Morning and Blood On The Fields he invented a fresh conception for extended form compositions.

Marsalis has won eight Grammy Awards, earning the distinction of being the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for both jazz and classical records. He is also the only artist ever to have won Grammy Awards in five consecutive years. Other awards include Japan's Swing Journal Silver Trophy, the Grand Prix Du Disque, the Louis Armstrong Memorial Medal and the Edison Award.