NEW ORLEANS -- Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought ...

We celebrate the cultural minglings in New Orleans with a visit to the 2019 French Quarter Festival. This week, we’ll hear ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, has died after battling pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, one of his six sons ...

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will celebrate the life and legacy of jazz icon Ellis Marsalis Jr. at its 2025 Benefit Concert: A Tribute to Ellis Marsalis Jr. on Saturday, September 6, ...

The busy Marsalis brothers rarely play together. But three of them — with a fourth present in spirit — will share a stage to honor their late father and raise funds for the Louisiana Philharmonic ...

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Campbell ...

LENOX — Internationally acclaimed trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator Wynton Marsalis brings the Wynton Marsalis Quintet to the Koussevitzky Music Shed at 7 p.m., Sept. 1, as part of the ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many of New Orleans’ jazz musicians left the city to seek safety. With their exodus came a fear that the city’s musical culture and traditions could be lost. But ...

The youngest of the famed Marsalis brothers, Jason studied with legendary New Orleans drummer James Black and showed enough promise to get enlisted in his father Ellis’s band. As a drummer Jason ...