Branford Marsalis

tenor, soprano and alto saxophones · 1960 · Breaux Bridge (Louisiana)

Born in 1960 (Breaux Bridge according to the infobox, New Orleans according to the body of the article), Branford Marsalis joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1981, then his brother Wynton's first quintet. He accompanied Sting from 1985 to 1999, led the Tonight Show orchestra from 1992 to 1995, and won a Grammy with I Heard You Twice the First Time (1992).

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Styles

• Neoclassicism, Young Lions

Landmark tracks

• Scenes in the City (1984)

Sources

• Source

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