Multi-generational jazz families were once the rule in New Orleans. The music's early history is filled with such storied names as brass band leader Henry ...

Mar 9, 2024 · Marsalis family, American family, considered the “first family of jazz,” who (particularly brothers Wynton and Branford) had a major impact on jazz in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The family includes Ellis (b. November 14, 1934, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—d.

Apr 26, 2012 · The story starts in New Orleans, with the birth of Ellis Marsalis, Jr. in 1934. Although the city was noted for Dixieland and rhythm-and-blues, ...

Incredible as it sounds, they've never recorded together as a family. On August 4, 2001, at the University of New Orleans, they performed with their father, the ...

This live concert commemorated Ellis Marsalis' retirement from teaching (high school for over 25 years, then at the University of New Orleans.)Most of his ...

Active since the late 1940s, Marsalis came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of the musical Marsalis family, when sons Branford and ...

Aug 4, 2001 · August 4, 2001 Lakefront Arena – New Orleans, LA The Marsalis Family performed with their ...
Duration: 9:50
Posted: Aug 4, 2001

Apr 3, 2020 · In this report originally broadcast on “Sunday Morning” January 30, 1983, Dr. Billy Taylor reported on ...
Duration: 10:33
Posted: Apr 3, 2020

Wonderful CD! It not only entertains with great jazz tunes, it gives you a peek into the Marsalis family's relationship. I purchased this CD just before the New ...

A quick Google search proffers websites for Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason. But while each of his brothers maintains an online presence with an air of ...