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| Jazz legends added to Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 5th Annual Gala is excited to announce that it has today added two legends of the international jazz world to its already exciting lineup. The addition of New Orleans icons Ellis and his son Branford Marsalis elevates the evening to new heights, as the duo perform in honour of Canadian jazz luminary, the late Oscar Peterson. Branford, a three-time Grammy Award winner and world-renowned saxophonist, will perform Peterson's Wheatland alongside his father Ellis, who is the premier jazz pianist in New Orleans. This performance will be the first time that the two have played Wheatland together in public. Ellis originally learned the composition in the early 1990's for his Canadian tour with the Ellis Marsalis Trio. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Jazz News :: home page |