Jan 11, 2021 8:49 AM
The Artists We Lost In 2020
The past year’s been rough, and the next few months might not be too much better. At some point, though, life might…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Jan 11, 2021 8:49 AM
The past year’s been rough, and the next few months might not be too much better. At some point, though, life might…
Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.
Jun 3, 2020 3:19 PM
The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…
“We don’t travel as much as we’d like yet,” Delfeayo Marsalis said. “But the guys in the band are committed to what we’re doing, and it’s taken a while for the concept to evolve.”
Apr 20, 2020 8:39 AM
It’s not hard to pinpoint why Delfeayo Marsalis’ New Orleans-based Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s recent release, Jazz…
Ellis Marsalis (1934–2020)
Apr 7, 2020 8:54 AM
Pianist Ellis Marsalis, the head of a New Orleans family that significantly impacted how jazz is seen and heard…
Branford (left), Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis perform during a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival set honoring their father, Ellis, who played piano with the ensemble.
May 9, 2019 9:42 AM
In 1970, Mahalia Jackson surprised attendees of the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival by jumping in on…
Harry Connick Jr. performs during “The Birth of Jazz: From Bolden to Armstrong,” Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2019 gala concert, April 17 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
Apr 22, 2019 9:58 AM
Jazz at Lincoln Center felt more like jazz at Preservation Hall during the April 17 JALC concert and gala dinner.
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NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis will be a judge at his namesake piano competition June 22–23 in Huntington, West Virginia.
Apr 11, 2018 7:37 PM
The Nu Jazz Agency and West Virginia’s Marshall University will present the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International…
Benny Golson (left), Cécile McLorin Salvant, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Ellis Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26.
Jun 5, 2017 10:20 AM
Harry Connick Jr. strode onto the stage of Rose Hall on the evening of April 26 and proclaimed to attendees of Jazz at…
Pianist Ellis Marsalis has a new double album.
Dec 29, 2016 5:06 PM
Pianist Ellis Marsalis knows how to celebrate in style. The NEA Jazz Master has a new album, An 80th Birthday…
John Pizzarelli performs at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 25.
Jul 8, 2016 1:11 PM
It’s always a good idea for a jazz musician to remain authentic and “in the moment.”
That seemed to be the…