Branford Marsalis is one of the best known jazz saxophone players of the United States. He has performed also in rock, funk, and popular idioms, as well as classical. The All Music Guide's pop, rock, and jazz pages will have a fuller version of his career in those genres.
Marsalis was born into what emerged as one of the royal families of American jazz. He is one of three musician sons (the others are Wynton, and Delfeayo) born to Ellis Marsalis, a well known jazz pianist in New Orleans. ... |