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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which bows on Netflix on Dec. 18, features Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis as the legendary blues ...

Lincoln Center announced Wynton Marsalis as its 2026-2027 Visionary Artist, honoring the trumpeter, composer, and Jazz at ...

The Marsalis family could arguably be called the first family of modern jazz. The name needs no introduction to people who know music, and in particular, jazz music. From the more recognizable names ...

Alexa Herrera is a digital producer with the CBS News New York web team. She previously worked with WUFT and WTSP in Florida as a digital producer. She's a Long Island native. Wynton Marsalis, founder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rooms have been buzzing with the sound of jazz legend Wynton Marsalis' smooth trumpet playing for over half a century now. The ...

We’ve all heard “it don’t mean a thing if it don’t got that swing,” but a New Orleans addendum to that maxim might add “it’s not worth an ounce if it ain’t got that bounce.” “The New Orleans sound is ...

When Ellis and Dolores Marsalis need to exhale, they flee to the country. The couple and their 30-year-old autistic son, Mboya, leave behind their longtime house in Carrollton for a second home ...

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 ...

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 ...