Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard was born on Mar 13, 1962 in USA. Terence Blanchard's big-screen debut came with Do the Right Thing directed by Spike Lee in 1989. Terence Blanchard is known for Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues directed by Sacha Jenkins, Louis Armstrong stars as and Steve Allen as . Terence Blanchard has got 13 awards and 51 nominations so far. The most recent award Terence Blanchard achieved is Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards. The upcoming new movie Terence Blanchard plays is Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues which will be released on Oct 28, 2022.

A world renowned trumpeter/composer/band leader and Blue Note recording artist, Terence Blanchard is the most prolific jazz musician to ever compose for motion pictures. Blanchard was born and raised in New Orleans where he studied with the Marsalis brothers at the famed New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. In 1980, he won a scholarship to Rutgers University and immediately began performing in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Two years later, he succeeded Wynton Marsalis in the legendary Jazz Messengers before forming his own influential groups. Blanchard originally began performing on Spike Lee's soundtracks, including "Mo Better Blues" in which he ghosted the trumpet for Denzel Washington. Blanchard lives in New Orleans with his wife, Robin, and his four children.