Branford Marsalis
USA
Born: 26 August 1960
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Bop, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
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The oldest of the four musical Marsalis brothers, Branford Marsalis has had an impressive career. After studying at Southern University and Berklee, Branford toured Europe with the Art Blakey big band in the summer of 1980 (playing baritone), played three months with Clark Terry, and then spent five months playing alto with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1981). He mostly played tenor and soprano while with Wynton Marsalis' influential group (1982-1985), at first sounding most influenced by Wayne Shorter but leaning more toward John Coltrane at t...
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- Wynton Marsalis (58)
- M-Base Collective (2)
- Buckshot Lefonque (1)
- Ellis Marsalis (0)
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- Art Blakey (15)
- Donald Harrison (5)
- Steve Coleman (2)
- Vincent Herring (1)
- Antonio Hart (0)
- Greg Osby (0)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (282)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Charlie Parker (59)
- Ben Webster (53)
- Sonny Rollins (51)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
- Wayne Shorter (23)
- Michael Brecker (20)
- Jackie Mclean (19)
- Art Blakey (15)
- Joe Henderson (14)
- Oliver Nelson (6)
Followers
- Sting (346)
Performed Songs By
- Terence Blanchard (15)
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