Branford is wrapping up a US tour with his quartet (just a few shows left!), but at the end of the month he will be traveling overseas to perform classically in Hong Kong for the first time. He...
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Jazz NewsMarch 11, 2016JazzTimes
I was 22 years old, maybe 23, when Stanley Crouch brought around a copy of Ornette’s record The Shape of Jazz to Come to Wynton’s house. He put it on, and I went, “Aw, man, turn...
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Jazz NewsSeptember 01, 2015Hollywood Reporter
Musicians and celebrities came together to thank those who aided in New Orleans' recovery after Hurricane Katrina.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. — On the eve of the 10...
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Jazz NewsAugust 31, 2015
On the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, CNN Opinion asked Branford as well as some other residents and those involved in New Orleans' recovery for their take on the lessons learned,...
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Jazz NewsAugust 26, 2015
Happy Birthday, Branford!
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WBGO will be celebrating Branford's birthday by playing songs and interviews with Branford throughout the day.
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Jazz NewsAugust 25, 2015MSNBC - PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton
Branford spoke with Rev. Al Sharpton about the state of New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina and his work to rebuild the music scene in the city.
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Jazz NewsJuly 22, 2015classicalite
Tenor sax man Branford Marsalis tackles one of the hardest jazz pieces in history live at the Bimhuis.
The John Coltrane Quartet performed their greatest work, 1964's A Love...
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Jazz NewsJune 01, 2015The News & Observer
DURHAM
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Branford Marsalis grew up with the sounds of jazz music literally rising from the streets, wafting through the windows of the New Orleans home that would spawn a series of jazz... -
Jazz NewsApril 28, 2015
This historic Marsalis Music CD/DVD, including a full performance by the Branford Marsalis Quartet at Amsterdam's Bimhuis plus bonus interviews and audio-only disc, will be re-relieased to...
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Jazz NewsApril 24, 2015
Branford Marsalis won the 2015 ECHO Jazz Award for Saxophone/Woodwinds International Instrumentalist of the Year for his performance on In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral.
The...
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