Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and composer Wynton Marsalis kicks off the Nieman Foundation’s Pulitzer Prize centennial weekend at Sanders Theatre, Sept. 10, 2016. Marsalis made history in 1997 when his oratorio “Blood on the Fields” became the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Performing with him are Walter Blanding, saxophone; James Chirillo, guitar; Ricky Gordon, percussion (not pictured); Carlos Henriquez, bass; Ali Jackson, drums; and Dan Nimmer, piano.