Ellis Marsalis Jr. | |
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 Marsalis in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. |
| Born | November 14, 1934 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2020 (aged 85) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1949–2020 |
| Labels | Elm, Blue Note, Columbia, Sony, AFO Records |
| Website | ellismarsalis |
Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.[1] (November 14, 1934 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, Marsalis came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of the musical Marsalis family, when sons Branford and Wynton became popular jazz musicians.
- ^ Handy, D. Antoinette (1999). Jazz Man's Journey: A Biography of Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781578860067. OCLC 680174719. Retrieved June 22, 2015.