NEW ORLEANS — Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role of educator in a return to his hometown of New Orleans. Marsalis was named Tuesday as the
M Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer whose career includes movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings and a stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans. Marsalis was to be named Tuesday as the new artistic director for the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. The center is named for Branford s late father, patriarch of a family of accomplished New Orleans musicians that also includes trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music provides music and cultural education programs for young people and adults. It is part of the Musicians Village, a housing development built in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity. The elder Marsalis died in 2020, a victim of the covid-19 pandemic. "I hope to make my dad proud," Branford Marsalis, 63, said in a statement released ahead of Tuesday s official announcement.
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