A Wonderful World, a new Broadway production on Louis Armstrong is open.

Over the summer, Branford joined the music team for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical to create all new musicial arrangements and orchestrations for the Broadway production. The show opened on November 11 at Studio 54.

Critics have praised the music as hot, sublime, dazzling, rich and delicious. One critic noted, “with the great Branford Marsalis on board to ensure the orchestrations and arrangements have the proper swing and sting of authenticity, these classic tunes are given every bit of loving attention they deserve.”

Ősz fele van az idő (Autumn is Coming) is released.

Müpa Budapest commissioned a project for Branford to compose music inspired by traditional Hungarian folk songs. This album is the live recording of the premiere performance in Budapest in April 2022, in which the Branford Marsalis Quartet was joined by seven additional Hungarian folk musicians. 

In October 2024, the ensemble embarked on a concert tour in Poland and Germany. 

Branford composes a classical suite for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

The "Kalamazoo Suite" had it's world premiere on March 23, 2024 performed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchetra and conducted by Maestro Julian Kuerti. This comissioned piece was the culmination of a multi-year residency project with KSO.

Branford composes score and releases soundtrack for Netflix Rustin

Rustin featuring original music from Branford Marsalis is out in theatres on November 3 and is streaming on Netflix November 17. The film tells the powerful story of Baryard Rustin, the openly gay Black civil rights leader who dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality and was the driving force behind the 1963 March on Washington. 

Branford composes score for Murders That Matter

Branford writes and records the score for a new film Murders That Matter, which premieres October 2, 2023.

BMQ Tours Europe

On July 9, the Branford Marsalis Quartet kicks off another European tour, making stops in Rotterdam, Perugia, London, Gent, Juan les Pins, Stuttgart, and Paris.

Branford Marsalis performs "Romare Bearden Revealed" at the Jazz Room in Charlotte to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album in conjunction with the Mint Museum's exhibition Bearden/Picasso: Rhythms and Reverberations.