Timeline

  • 2003
    September

    Branford Marsalis Quartet releases Romare Bearden Revealed

    Jazz musicians have frequently inspired and been inspired by visual artists; but the interchange has never been more direct and intense than on Romare Bearden Revealed, which was released by Marsalis Music on September 9, 2003. This disc, comprised entirely of newly recorded music, was produced by saxophonist Branford Marsalis in celebration of The Art of Romare Bearden, the major retrospective that opened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2003 and subsequently traveled to museums in San Francisco, Dallas, New York and Atlanta during 2004 and 2005.

  • 2003
    March

    BMQ Performs A Love Supreme at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Recorded in Hi-Def and later released on DVD, this marks the second time the bandleader has recorded a version of Coltrane's seminal work, A Love Supreme.

  • 2003
    February

    The Marsalis Family embarks on a tour of Canada and the United States to support their release “A Jazz Celebration”

    For the first time ever, the Marsalis Family joined together to perform a series of concerts in support of their newly released album, A Jazz Celebration. Beginning the tour in Toronto, Ontario, the group also performed in cities including Montreal, Quebec, Syracuse, NY, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA and Boston, MA.

  • 2002
    August

    Branford Marsalis Quartet releases Footsteps of Our Fathers, the first release for newly formed label Marsalis Music. On it Marsalis pays homage to past and present jazz immortals, performing compositions by Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and John Lewis.

  • 2002
    February

    Branford Marsalis announces the formation of Marsalis Music - a new record company designed to provide a home for committed creative musicians.

  • 2001
    November

    In a rare club tour of Europe, the Branford Marsalis Quartet performed a six night stint at the world famous Ronnie Scott's in London.

  • 2001
    October

    For the second time in a calendar year, Branford Marsalis tours Japan. This time with his Quartet: Joey Calderazzo (piano), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), and Eric Revis (bass) with two weeks of performances at the Blue Notes in Japan; Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.

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