Branford Marsalis
Date of birth: 1960-08-26
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998-02-15
Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records
David S. Ware
1999-10-01
A documentary about saxophonist David S. Ware.
Sting: Live In Berlin
2010-11-22
Culled from Sting's critically acclaimed world tour, Symphonicity, this exclusive live CD/DVD compil
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011-10-07
From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan'
Brooklyn Boheme
2012-02-27
Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in For
Branford Marsalis: A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam
2003-04-11
Branford Marsalis' extended performance of "A Love Supreme" provides his audience with 49 minutes of
Throw Momma from the Train
1987-12-11
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his student
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
1999-01-01
Narrated by Connick himself in a candid look at his own life and career, the program features interv
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002-02-05
The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shor
School Daze
1988-02-12
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during hom
Eve's Bayou
1997-11-07
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive
Music by John Williams
2024-11-01
His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over
Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
1987-07-11
In this 1987 film from Italy's Perugia Jazz Festival, Sting joins jazz keyboardist Gil Evans for a o
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
2018-07-31
Sting - Bring on the Night
1985-11-08
Bring on the Night is a 1985 documentary film, that focuses on the jazz-inspired project and band le
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
2003-01-01
Family - The legendary Marsalis jazz family steps into the spotlight with this celebration of their
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991-01-04
Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA.
Before the Music Dies
2006-11-02
B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990-01-01
A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the d
Horn of Plenty
1986-10-18
Struggling jazz musician Cecil (Branford Marsalis) busks on a Brooklyn street corner to make some mo
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020-12-18
Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brou
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021-04-17
An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which
Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness abo