Jackson, garnering a Drama Desk Award and a Tony nomination. He provided music for stage productions starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Angela Bassett and Samuel L.
In addition to guest turns with a legion of giants including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, he has excelled in duets with major pianists including his boyhood friend Harry Connick Jr.īroadway has also welcomed Marsalis's contributions. His first major jazz gig was alongside his brother, trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis, in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.īranford formed his own group in 1986, and the Branford Marsalis Quartet has long been recognized as the standard by which other ensembles of its kind are measured. Growing up in a musical family in the rich environment of New Orleans, Branford took up the saxophone when he began working in local bands as a teenager. His most current quartet recording is "Four MFs Playin' Tunes." One of the most revered instrumentalists of his time and leader of one of the finest jazz quartets in the world today, Marsalis is a frequent soloist with classical ensembles. "We simply could not have attracted a star of this magnitude without the support of a music lover as generous as Bill Elliott and a company as deeply involved in its home community as Elliott Electric," Shattuck said. "But clearly he is one of the greatest and most versatile musicians in his own right, having soloed with some of the world's most revered symphony orchestras and pop superstars as well as fellow jazz icons."Ĭorporate sponsor Elliott Electric Supply helped to make the performance possible. "Branford Marsalis may be best known to many as leader of The Tonight Show Band, bantering with Jay Leno," Shattuck said.
LEGEND JAZZ BAND STARS SERIES
NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, Tony Award nominee and Hollywood star Branford Marsalis is a true jazz legend, and tickets for the special performance began selling quickly on the first day of sales in August, said Scott Shattuck, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and director of the CFA's University Series and Encore Events. Austin State University presents the jazz great in an Encore Event performance at 7:30 p.m. Photo: Palma KolanskyNACOGDOCHES, Texas - A sold-out auditorium is anticipated for "An Evening with Branford Marsalis" when the College of Fine Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University will present "An Evening with Branford Marsalis" at 7:30 p.m.
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