An Evening With Branford Marsalis
Subject to change at artist’s discretion.
Performance Information
Branford Marsalis – saxophones
Joey Calderazzo – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Justin Faulkner – drums
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential
and revered figures in contemporary music. The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award®
winner and Tony Award® nominee is equally at home performing concertos with
symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of
his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three
decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is
revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original
compositions and jazz and popular classics. After the Grammy®-nominated Upward
Spiral, on which guest vocalist Kurt Elling was seamlessly integrated into the group, the
Quartet followed up with the Grammy®-nominated The Secret Between the Shadow and
the Soul, its most emotionally wide-ranging and melody driven collection to date. John
Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in live performance in a recent concert
review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with
energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet…was all of those adjectives and more.”
Please note that all personnel with the exception of Branford Marsalis is subject to change.
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"Together, they play with a deft abandon that often borders on focused chaos.”
- All Music
"Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.”
- Jazziz