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| Ellis Marsalis in Calgary C-Jazz presents the re-scheduled engagement of the Ellis Marsalis Quartet, Friday, March 24 at the Epcor Centre's Jack Singer Concert Hall. Originally scheduled to perform in Calgary on September 10, 2005, Ellis Marsalis was unable to travel due to the tragic natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and Rita that hit the centre of Ellis' hometown of New Orleans. For over forty years, Ellis Marsalis has touched the jazz world with his genuine love for music and devotion to the art of jazz. He is one of the leading Jazz educators in New Orleans and father to internationally acclaimed musicians Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason. During his career at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Marsalis taught jazz greats including his sons, trumpeter Terrence Blanchard, pianist and singer Harry Connick, Jr. and saxophonist Donald Harrison. He has made several appearances on the Tonight show with both Carson and Leno, the Today show and the Arsenio Hall Show. Marsalis began studying at age 11 at the Xavier University junior school of music, and continued his studies to graduate from New Orleans's Dillard University with a B.A in music education, and later received his Masters from Loyola. He returned to Xavier and Loyola as a teacher, and also lectured at the NOCCA. In 1986, he became Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, but returned to his hometown three years later as Director of the Jazz Studies at the University of New Orleans. Ellis recently started ELM records and has over twenty albums to his credit. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |