NEW ORLEANS -- Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought ...

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will celebrate the life and legacy of jazz icon Ellis Marsalis Jr. at its 2025 Benefit Concert: A Tribute to Ellis Marsalis Jr. on Saturday, September 6, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the patriarch of a New Orleans musical family, known for his brand of modern jazz as well as for educating generations of musicians as a teacher, has died, according ...

The youngest of the famed Marsalis brothers, Jason studied with legendary New Orleans drummer James Black and showed enough promise to get enlisted in his father Ellis’s band. As a drummer Jason ...

The busy Marsalis brothers rarely play together. But three of them — with a fourth present in spirit — will share a stage to honor their late father and raise funds for the Louisiana Philharmonic ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many of New Orleans’ jazz musicians left the city to seek safety. With their exodus came a fear that the city’s musical culture and traditions could be lost. But ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For the first time in the United States, the Rockin’1000 show comes to the Superdome on Saturday night, featuring Harry Connick Jr. as guest artistic director. Among the 1,000 ...