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Marsalis Music
Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonist Branford Marsalis left to start his own label. Early musicians to the label included Miguel Zenón, a Puerto Rican saxophonist, Doug Wamble, a guitarist from Tennessee, and Harry Connick Jr., who, like the Marsalis family, is from New Orleans. The catalogue includes ''The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration'', and ''Music Redeems'', the only recorded performances of the father and sons together (father Ellis with sons Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo, and Jason). The catalogue also includes '' Romare Bearden Revealed'', a tribute to the visual artist created in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of his work curated by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In 2006, the label inaugurated the Honors Series to pay tribute to underappreciated musicians. The series has featured Michael Carvin, Jimmy Cobb, Bob French, and Alvin Batiste. Marsalis Mus ...
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Marsalis is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Arts and entertainment Music * Branford Marsalis (born 1960), American saxophonist, composer and bandleader *Delfeayo Marsalis (born July 28, 1965), American jazz trombonist and record producer * Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934–2020), American jazz pianist *Jason Marsalis (born 1977), American jazz drummer *Wynton Marsalis (born 1961), American trumpeter and composer Other media *Amanda Marsalis, American film director and photographer Other people * Ellis Marsalis Sr. (1908–2004), American businessman *Jim Marsalis (born 1945), American football player * John H. Marsalis (1904–1971), American politician *Thomas Marsalis (1852–1919), American developer See also *Marselis, surname *Marcellus (name) Marcellus is a masculine given name and a surname, which comes from the Roman god of war Mars. Given name Notable people with the name include: * Marcellus, character in William Shakespeare's tragic play ''Hamlet'' * Marcus ...
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Jimmy Cobb
Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009. Early life Cobb was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. Before he began his music career, he listened to jazz albums and stayed awake into the late hours of the night in order to listen to Symphony Sid broadcasting from New York City. Raised Catholic, he was also exposed to Church music. Cobb started his touring career in 1950 with the saxophonist Earl Bostic. He subsequently performed with vocalist Dinah Washington, pianist Wynton Kelly, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bassist Keter Betts, Frank Wess, Leo Parker, and Charlie Rouse. His website also recounts his gigs with Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, and Dizzy Gillespie that took place before 1957. Career Cobb joined Miles Da ...
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A Duo Occasion
''A Duo Occasion'' is live performance DVD with Harry Connick Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone, saxophone(s). Recorded at the ''Library and Archives Canada'' as part of the 25th anniversary of the ''Ottawa Jazz Festival'' on June 24, 2005. The performance contains music from the album ''Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2'', except "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Light The Way". Track listing References

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Connick On Piano, Volume 2
Connick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Connick (1875-1945), prominent American stained glass artist *Harry Connick Jr. (born 1967), American singer, musician, and actor, son of Harry Connick Sr. *Harry Connick Sr. (born 1926), New Orleans district attorney and part-time singer **''Connick v. Myers'', a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a lawsuit brought against Harry Connick Sr. * Patrick Connick (born 1961), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives * Robert E. Connick (1917–2014), a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley * Seán Connick Seán Connick (born 27 August 1963) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry from 2010 to 2011. He was a Teach ... (born 1963), Irish Fianna Fáil politician {{surname, Connick [Baidu]  


Haiku (Joey Calderazzo Album)
''Haiku'' is a solo piano album by Joey Calderazzo. It was recorded in 2002 and released by Marsalis Music. Recording and music The album of solo piano performances by Calderazzo was recorded in August 2002. For the album, he played a Steinway piano at the George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto. The material is a mix of standards, Calderazzo originals, and one composition each by Branford Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland. Marsalis was also the album's producer. Release and reception ''Haiku'' was released by Marsalis Music in 2004. The AllMusic reviewer described it as "thoughtful, lyrical, melodic, and a bit introspective", and suggested that its quietness prevented it from being more than "merely a brilliant set of restrained improvising". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' called it "an astoundingly good record" and wrote that "There's no sense of right and left andsworking independently, but rather as a unit". The ''JazzTimes ''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...
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Connick On Piano, Volume 1
Connick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Connick (1875-1945), prominent American stained glass artist *Harry Connick Jr. (born 1967), American singer, musician, and actor, son of Harry Connick Sr. *Harry Connick Sr. (born 1926), New Orleans district attorney and part-time singer **''Connick v. Myers'', a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a lawsuit brought against Harry Connick Sr. * Patrick Connick (born 1961), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives * Robert E. Connick (1917–2014), a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley * Seán Connick Seán Connick (born 27 August 1963) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry from 2010 to 2011. He was a Teach ... (born 1963), Irish Fianna Fáil politician {{surname, Connick [Baidu]  


Footsteps Of Our Fathers (Branford Marsalis Album)
''Footsteps of Our Fathers'' is a jazz album by the Branford Marsalis Quartet, featuring Branford Marsalis, Eric Revis, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Joey Calderazzo, which was recorded December 1–3, 2001 at Bearsville Sound Studios in New York, New York. Marsalis's first recording for his new label Marsalis Music after 18 years on Sony Music, the album features the quartet's recording of four significant works of jazz from the years 1955 to 1964, including works by Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins ( The Freedom Suite), John Coltrane (A Love Supreme), and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Reception The album peaked at number 4 on the '' Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums chart. John Fordham, reviewing the album in The Guardian, writes that "The pieces are all postwar jazz standards … but the band handles it all as if it were metal to be melted down and refashioned, not fine china to be merely dusted over." Writing for AllAboutJazz.com, Dan McClenaghan calls the album "the first great Branfo ...
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Claudia Acuña
Claudia Acuña (July 31, 1971, Santiago) is a Chilean jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger. Biography Born July 3 1971 in Santiago and raised in Concepcion, she was inspired as a child to perform a variety of music, including folk, pop and opera, by Victor Jara and Violeta Parra. Her attention turned to American popular music and jazz at the age of 15, when she first heard Frank Sinatra, Erroll Garner and Sarah Vaughan. Returning to Santiago in 1991, she quickly gained prominence on the local jazz scene through live performances and radio broadcasts with visiting artists. In 1995, Acuña moved to New York City and began performing at jam sessions and clubs including the Zinc Bar and Smalls. She also performed with her own band at the famous Jazz Gallery. Among the many musical associates she met in this period was pianist/composer Jason Lindner, who became and has remained her musical director. Her debut album, ''Wind from the South'', was released in 1999 on Verve Records ...
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Joey Calderazzo
Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born in New Rochelle, New York. He began studying classical piano at age eight. His brother, Gene, got him interested in jazz. He studied with Richard Beirach and in the 1980s continued his studies at Berklee College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. At the same time, he was playing professionally with David Liebman and Frank Foster. Later life and career At a music clinic he met saxophonist Michael Brecker and became part of his quintet beginning in 1987. In 1990, he signed with Blue Note Records. Brecker produced Calderazzo's first album, ''In the Door'', which featured Jerry Bergonzi and Branford Marsalis, his brother's roommate in Boston. They played on his second album, ''To Know One'', which included Dave Holland and Jack DeJo ...
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Branford Marsalis Quartet
The Branford Marsalis Quartet is a jazz band. Current members * Branford Marsalis – saxophones *Joey Calderazzo - piano (1999–present) *Eric Revis - bass guitar (1997–present) * Justin Faulkner - drums (2009–present) Past members *Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums (1986–2009) *Kenny Kirkland - piano (1987–1998) * Robert Hurst - bass guitar Discography *1986 ''Royal Garden Blues'' *1987 ''Renaissance'' *1988 ''Random Abstract'' *1990 '' Crazy People Music'' *1991 '' I Heard You Twice the First Time'' *1998 '' Requiem'' *2000 '' Contemporary Jazz'' *2002 '' Footsteps of Our Fathers'' *2003 '' Romare Bearden Revealed'' *2004 ''Eternal'' *2004 '' Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live'' *2006 '' Braggtown'' *2009 ''Metamorphosen'' *2012 ''Four MFs Playin' Tunes'' *2016 ''Upward Spiral'' *2019 '' The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul'' See also *Marsalis Music Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonis ...
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Harry Connick, Jr
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16million in certified sales. He has had seven top20 US albums, and ten number-one US jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in US jazz chart history. Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album ''When My Heart Finds Christmas'' (1993). His highest-charting album is his release '' Only You'' (2004), which reached No.5 in the US and No.6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Leo Markus, the husband of Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'' from 2002 to 2006. Connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the World War II film '' Memphis Belle'' ...
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