Debut saxophone/ organ recital.

Branford joins organist, Jean-Willy Kunz, for their debut saxophone and organ recital at La Maison Symphonique in Montreal.

In the Studio with Anna Maria Jopek

Branford joins vocalist Anna Maria Jopek and other leading Polish musicians in Warsaw to record the album Ulotne.

Fuerza Puerto Rico! Jazz Benefit For Victims Of Hurrican Maria

Branford joins Puerto Rico native, Miguel Zenón, and friends for a benefit concert at The Jazz Gallery in New York to help with victims of Hurricane Maria.

Branford returns to the studio with Kurt Elling

Reuniting with Kurt Elling, Branford co-produces and makes a guest appearance on Elling’s Grammy nominated 2018 recording, The Questions.

The Joy of Jazz in Johannesburg

At the end of September, the quartet travels to Johannesburg, South Africa for two concerts at the Joy of Jazz Festival. Branford also meets students at the Music Academy of Gauteng for a master class.

Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling final tour

Rounding out the touring for their album, Upward Spiral, the band returns to Europe with great reviews. They head to Bucharest, Romania, Warsaw, Poland, Krakow, Poland, Verona, Italy, London, UK, Marseille, France, Amsterdam, Netherlands among other cities.

Monterey Jazz Festival - A Tribute to Sonny Rollins

Branford joins Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman, Gerald Clayton, Scott Colley & Lewis Nash for a concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival for a Tribute to Sonny Rollins