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Branford Marsalis
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The saxophonist Branford Marsalis, Wynton's older brother, played with Art Blakey and in his brother's quintet in the early 1980s. Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane were his most important models. He also played with Sting and from 1992 to 1995 led the band of The Tonight Show. With his project Buckshot LeFonque he mixed jazz with hip-hop. His quartet has been playing acoustic jazz for decades, and in 2002 recorded a version of A Love Supreme of its own. He also founded a label of his own, Marsalis Music.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the tenor sax moving between tradition and a voice of its own.
Scenes in the City · Branford Marsalis, 1983
Mo' Better Blues · Branford Marsalis, 1990
Doctone · Branford Marsalis Quartet, 1999
Discography
Studio albums
- 1984Scenes in the City
- 1986Romances for Saxophone
- 1986Royal Garden Blues
- 1987Renaissance
- 1988Random Abstract
- 1989Do the Right Thing (Original Score) (soundtrack)
- 1989Trio Jeepy
- 1991Bloomington
- 1992I Heard You Twice the First Time
- 1996Loved Ones
- 2000Contemporary Jazz
- 2001Creation
- 2009American Spectrum
- 2011Songs of Mirth and Melancholy
- 2015The Singing
- 2018Ulotne
- 2019Saxophone Concerto / Bass Drum Concerto
- 2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (soundtrack)
- 2023Rustin (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) (soundtrack)
- 2026Sound of the Sun
Other work
- 1990Mo' Better Blues · soundtrack
- 1999Requiem
- 2004A Love Supreme Live in Amsterdam
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Neotraditional jazz (Young Lions) Genre
Together with his brother, the saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and musicians such as Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Roy Hargrove and Joshua Redman, he was counted among the Young Lions: well-dressed young players who took the tradition seriously.