Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...

A curious thing happened while classical music organizations were busy worrying that their programming had grown too ...

Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role of educator ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. This past weekend (May 9 – 11), Jazz at Lincoln Center put the spotlight on the ...

Marsalis was named Tuesday as the new artistic director for the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, a donor-supported education and community center and the cornerstone of the Musicians’ Village, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wynton Marsalis will lead the Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra in a performance at Wharton Center on Feb. 10. After almost 40 ...

Branford Marsalis, the Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning musician, composer and educator, is the 2024 recipient of the Alvin Batiste Hall of Distinction Award. A member of New Orleans’ famous ...

It appears to be that time of year when all musicians with ties to New Orleans unveil their latest albums. This time, we are graced with a release from one of the most illustrious members of the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer acclaimed for his movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings and his stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on the role ...