Jazz drummer and vibraphonist Jason Marsalis has, in the words of fellow musician David Torkanowsky, swapped New Orleans for old Orléans. In early July, Marsalis, his wife, their three young daughters ...

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 ...

Newvelle Records, which was established in 2015, believes that in this digital age there is an opportunity to build a new model for creating and distributing music. Each year, Newvelle releases a ...

From the drums’ opening cadence and the joyful exuberance of the music, it’s immediately evident that New Orleans is at the core of Heirs of the Crescent City. The music, by drummer and vibraphonist ...

Performing families are nothing new in the world of entertainment. Still, it is always a pleasure to witness the talent and commitment each member brings to a specific craft, whether in a combined ...

There are so many darn Marsalis brothers, it’s difficult to keep track of them. What with Branford running an important record label and Wynton guiding Jazz at Lincoln Center (in addition to their ...

Jason Marsalis has worn many musical hats. Drummer in Los Hombres Calientes. Leader of the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet. He has his own deceptively adventurous recording career that includes last year ...

From a tender young age it was clear that Jason Marsalis had what it took to be great. Jason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and his wife Dolores, and the youngest sibling of ...

Building his Vibes Band on the same blueprint as the influential Modern Jazz Quartet — which put jazz in tuxedos to claim classical, high-culture respectability – Jason Marsalis’s reach matched his ...