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Born: August 26, 1960 in Breaux Bridge, LA
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

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Biography:
The oldest of the four musical Marsalis brothers, Branford Marsalis has had an impressive career. After studying at Southern University and Berklee, Branford toured Europe with the Art Blakey big band in the summer of 1980 (playing baritone), played three months with Clark Terry, and then spent five months playing alto with Art Blakey's Jazz Messen... Continue Bio >>

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Tickets:
12/04/2009 Avalon Theatre
12/05/2009 New Jersey Performing Arts Center
01/29/2010 Schermerhorn Symphony Center
02/12/2010 Touhill Performing Arts Center
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Discography:
2009 Metamorphosen
2006 Braggtown
2004 Eternal
2003 Romare Bearden Revealed
2002 Footsteps of Our Fathers
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Filmography:
2008 Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
2007 Shake the Devil Off
2006 Before the Music Dies
2003 Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
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Member Of: Buckshot LeFonque Marsalis Family More >> Similar Artists: Antonio Hart Donald Harrison Greg Osby Christopher Hollyday Steve Coleman More >>

Influenced By: Miles Davis Sonny Rollins Joe Henderson Jackie McLean John Coltrane More >> Followers: Carl Cafagna More >>

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