NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans jazz legend's life was finally honored Sunday, more than two years after his death. Famed musician, Ellis Marsalis, died in April 2020, but a proper funeral couldn’t be ...

Ellis Marsalis, jazz legend, educator and patriarch of the Marsalis family of musicians, died on Wednesday at age 85. Cause of death are believed to have been complications from COVID-19, according to ...

The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music has officially opened registration for its spring programs, offering a transformative opportunity for youth to engage in music and the arts. Spring after-school and ...

The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music has announced the official appointment of Branford Marsalis as the Center’s Artistic Director. Previously held by the center’s namesake Ellis Marsalis until his ...

Ellis Marsalis, Jr. died of complications from COVID-19 one year ago this week (April 1, 2020). To mark this anniversary, WWNO veteran and jazz historian Fred Kasten has devoted his weekly program, ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — A memorial service and second line parade will be held in honor of famed New Orleans jazz musician Ellis Marsalis this Sunday, May 15. The memorial comes more than two years after ...

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 ...

When Ellis and Dolores Marsalis need to exhale, they flee to the country. The couple and their 30-year-old autistic son, Mboya, leave behind their longtime house in Carrollton for a second home ...

Pianist Ellis Marsalis' An Open Letter to Thelonious is more than just another homage to the mystique and magic of Thelonious Monk's music. Marsalis is no stranger to the Monk's music, but it is ...