Ellis Marsalis

From D.C.'s Kennedy Center to East of Angel Town: Conversations with Branford Marsalis and Peter Cincotti

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nea, The Commodores, Daniel Radcliffe, Funkadelic, Spider-Man, Josh Groban, The Kennedy Center, Keith Jarret, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Jochem Van Der Saag, Otis Redding, Alexa Ray Joel, Ellis Marsalis, Shostakovich, David Foster, Delfeayo Marsalis, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Brahms, Charlie Parker, James Brown, Parliament, Branford Marsalis, New York Philharmonic, Frankie Trumbauer, Ornette Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Peter Cincotti, Mahler, December Boys, Humberto Gatica, Donald Harrison, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Montreal Jazz Festival, Sidney Bechet, Pink Floyd, Teo Macero, American Idol, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Prokofiev, Sting, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Legendary jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis has been accumulating a series of honors, with the upcoming NEA's Jazz Masters Award being one of the most prestigious yet.

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From Burlesque to Jazz, Coastal Benefits Abound in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Burlesque, New Orleans, BP Oil Spill, Ellis Marsalis, We Are the Pretenders, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Relief Foundation, Coastal Heritage Society, Impact News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

If you were in New Orleans and up for two very different benefits, Saturday featured Burlesque for the Bayou for the Coastal Heritage Society of Louis...

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Maurice Brown: His New CD "The Cycle Of Love" and How Jazz Is Stuck

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis., Curtis Fuller, Ramsey Lewis, Funky Butt, The Velvet Lounge, Johh Legend, Louis Hayes, Snug Harbor, Hip to Bop, Jazz Fest, SOUL'D U OUT, Fred Anderson, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Maurice Brown is a major talent, and I am not afraid to call him a musical genius. Maurice Brown is back. Here is part of our last conversation.

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Compact Reviews Of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #4

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brian Wilson, New Orleans, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Stills., Jolie Holland, Beaties Boys, The Beach Boys, Harry Connick Jr, Loudon Wainwright III, Pub-Rock, David Gray, The Seeds, Captain Beefheart Frank Zappa, Arthur Lee, Ellis Marsalis, The Mamas & the Papas, She & Him, The Doors, Pearl Jam, M.Ward, My Morning Jacket, Annie Lennox, James Booker, The Byrds, Edd & the Hot Rods, Bright Eyes, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Reviewed: The Beastie Boys, Harry Connick, Jr., Eddie & the Hot Rods, David Gray, Manassas, Monsters of Folk, Pearl Jam.

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What Is Hip? I Say It's Maria Muldaur, Irma Thomas, and Taj Mahal

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis, Brooklyn Vegan, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Bon Iver, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, New Releases, Heads Up, Los Obos, Rounder Records, Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Telarc, Dinah Washingotn, Plain White T's, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

So while we get excited about Conor Oberst and Iron & Wine, can't we make a little room for Maria Muldaur, Irma Thomas, and Taj Mahal without losing street cred? I say "YES!"

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