Wynton

Wynton is a masculine given name used in English-speaking countries. The name is most widely recognized because of American jazz musician Wynton Marsalis (born 1961), a trumpeter, composer, and educator who has been a prominent figure in jazz since the 1980s. Marsalis co-founded Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City and has led the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, helping to promote jazz education and performance on a global scale. He has received multiple Grammy Awards for his work in both jazz and classical music and is known for his advocacy of rigorous training and appreciation of jazz as an art form. The name Wynton remains relatively uncommon outside the United States and does not have a widely cited, established etymology in standard name references.