Artist
Branford Marsalis
- From Breaux Bridge, LA, US
- Formed 1980
- Type Solo artist
- Members Branford Marsalis
Listen
Start with I Heard You Twice the First Time (1992) album, won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Bio
Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960, in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader, the eldest son of pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. and part of the 'First Family of Jazz'. He came up with Art Blakey and his brother Wynton Marsalis before leading the acclaimed Branford Marsalis Quartet, and has ranged widely from classical performance to leading the Buckshot LeFonque project and directing the band for The Tonight Show