Ellis Marsalis Jr. | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | November 14, 1934
Died | April 1, 2020 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 85)
Genres | Jazz, classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
Instrument | Piano |
Years active | 1949–2020 |
Labels | Elm, Blue Note, Columbia, Sony, AFO Records |
Website | ellismarsalis |
Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.[1] (November 14, 1934 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, Marsalis came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of the musical Marsalis family, when sons Branford and Wynton became popular jazz musicians.