Branford Marsalis won the 2015 ECHO Jazz Award for Saxophone/Woodwinds International Instrumentalist of the Year for his performance on In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral.
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Continue ReadingBranford Marsalis won the 2015 ECHO Jazz Award for Saxophone/Woodwinds International Instrumentalist of the Year for his performance on In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral.
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Continue ReadingAtop San Francisco’s Nob Hill, Grace Cathedral has long welcomed pilgrims of fine music as well as worshipers from the Episcopal Diocese of California. From the recorded sound of it, the...
Continue ReadingEverything about Branford Marsalis' “In My Solitude” is excellent — or better. From the tone and improvisation of his play to high-quality recording that makes metallic...
Continue ReadingIn jazz, certain instruments lend themselves well to solo performance more than others: Most major pianists, at one time or another, play a solo concert and solo guitar is also plentiful in the...
Continue ReadingBranford was recently in London, for the London Jazz Festival. The BBC covered it from all angles. BBC host, Jez Nelson, called Branford’s concert, one of the hottest shows of...
Continue Reading★★★★ Three-time Grammy winner Marsalis has long explored the creative possibilities of the jazz quartet and duo setting; his warm, expressive saxophone playing has enhanced many a classical...
Continue ReadingNever one to shy away from a big moment, Branford Marsalis brought his saxophones — and nothing else — to one of jazz’s most iconic settings for what would become his first-ever...
Continue ReadingCelebrated Saxophonist’s First Unaccompanied Concert at Iconic San Francisco Site is Documented on new Marsalis Music Disc
Branford Marsalis continues to prove that there...
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his quartet recently released an album of new material. So, will Marsalis and his mates be playing music from “4 MFs Playin’ Tunes” when they...
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