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Branford Marsalis

Composer / Actor | * 08/26/1960 (63) | New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA))
Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque. From 1992 to 1995 he led the Tonight Show Band. ()

World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, born in 1960, has always been a man of numerous musical interests, from jazz, blues and funk to such classical music projects as his Fall 2008 tour with Marsalis Brasilianos. The three-time Grammy winner has continued to exercise and expand his skills as an instrumentalist, a composer, and the head of Marsalis Music, the label he founded in 2002 that has allowed him to produce both his own projects and those of the jazz world’s most promising new and established artists.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Drama

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When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncove ...

Sneakers

PG-13

1992 | 3.4/5 | 2h 6min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up wit ...

Sea of Love

R

1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Mystery, Thriller
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Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to ...

Throw Momma from the Train

PG-13

1987 | 3.1/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy, Crime
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Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play. ...

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

R

2020 | 3.3/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Branford Marsalis

North Carolina Award for Fine Arts NEA Jazz Masters
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Movies with Branford Marsalis as Actor(14)

as himself2021 Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as himself2012 Brooklyn Boheme
as himself2011 Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
as Saxophone2010 Sting: Live In Berlin
as Self - Musician2006 Before the Music Dies
as saxophone2003 The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
as himself1999 The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
as Harry1997 Eve's Bayou
as sax1991 Branford Marsalis: Steep
as himself1990 Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
as Jordan1988 School Daze
as Lester1987 Throw Momma from the Train
1986 Horn of Plenty
1985 Sting: Bring on the Night

TV Shows/Series with Branford Marsalis as Actor(9)

as himself2012 Finding Your Roots
as himself1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1993 Living Single
as Self - Musical Director1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as himself1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Duane1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1983 Friday Night Videos
as himself1979 This Old House
as himself1971 Great Performances

Movies with Branford Marsalis as Crew(6)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Rustin
Sound/Music2023 Murders That Matter
Sound/Original Music Composer2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 3 A.M.
Sound/Music2000 Once in the Life
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 Goosed

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.branfordmarsalis.com
Full Name: Branford Marsalis
Born: Friday, 08/26 1960 (August) in New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 63 years + 238 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Berklee College of Music, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Record Label: Marsalis Music, Columbia Records
Siblings: Wynton Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis
Father: Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Branford Marsalis frequently works together with these people:
Spike Lee (13x, Crew)
Beverly Jackson (7x, Actress)
Laurence Fishburne (6x, Actor)
Jeff Pollack (6x, Crew)
Eddie Gorodetsky (6x, Crew)
Marco Williams (6x, Crew)
Will Smith (5x, Actor)
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
Samm-Art Williams (5x, Actor)
Gayle Abrams (5x, Crew)
Cheryl Gard (5x, Crew)
Johari Johnson (5x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:681698, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024