Renowned jazz trumpeter heads to San Diego
One of today’s greatest jazz musicians is set to visit San Diego.
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was born in New Orleans into a hugely talented musical family. His father, Ellis Marsalis, Jr., was a jazz pianist, and three of his siblings are also musicians. Branford plays the saxophone, Jason is a drummer, and Delfeayo plays trombone.
Marsalis’s musical education took him to the prestigious Julliard School of Music. and the acclaimed Tanglewood Berkshire Music Center. He was mentored by jazz great Woody Shaw and has also worked with other jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Marsalis released his first album in 1981, on the Columbia label. In 1982, he formed a quintet that featured Brandford on sax. The group is still remembered fondly, though they broke up in 1985, when Brandford joined Sting’s band as a touring member, and Wynton continued recording both jazz and classical albums.
Marsalis went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his three-CD jazz recording set “Blood on the Fields,” the first person to do so. A concert review says:
Wynton Marsalis will be at the Balboa Theatre on May 18. When they want to publicize events like this, organizers often use posters, which they can find at local print shops.
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was born in New Orleans into a hugely talented musical family. His father, Ellis Marsalis, Jr., was a jazz pianist, and three of his siblings are also musicians. Branford plays the saxophone, Jason is a drummer, and Delfeayo plays trombone.
Marsalis’s musical education took him to the prestigious Julliard School of Music. and the acclaimed Tanglewood Berkshire Music Center. He was mentored by jazz great Woody Shaw and has also worked with other jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Marsalis released his first album in 1981, on the Columbia label. In 1982, he formed a quintet that featured Brandford on sax. The group is still remembered fondly, though they broke up in 1985, when Brandford joined Sting’s band as a touring member, and Wynton continued recording both jazz and classical albums.
Marsalis went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his three-CD jazz recording set “Blood on the Fields,” the first person to do so. A concert review says:
“Outstanding show without any reservations. . . . This is not the Wynton Marsalis show . . . but a compilation of the finest Jazz musicians that can be found anywhere . . .”
Wynton Marsalis will be at the Balboa Theatre on May 18. When they want to publicize events like this, organizers often use posters, which they can find at local print shops.