The Marsalis family could arguably be called the first family of modern jazz. The name needs no introduction to people who know music, and in particular, jazz music. From the more recognizable names ...

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 ...

More than two years after Ellis Marsalis died due to complications from COVID-19, the revered jazz patriarch will be honored with a memorial service, a second line parade and a repast on Sunday, May ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the patriarch of a New Orleans musical family, known for his brand of modern jazz as well as for educating generations of musicians as a teacher, has died, according ...

The NEA Jazz Masters program honors living jazz musicians who receive a one-time fellowship award of $25,000, honors at a public ceremony, and the opportunity to play NEA-sponsored activities. The ...

Most folks know of Ellis Marsalis as the patriarch of perhaps the most famous family in jazz. And he deserves all the credit in the world for creating a home environment that produced four notable ...

Dolores Marsalis, the wife of noted New Orleans jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis Jr. and matriarch of the family that includes four internationally-known musicians, died Tuesday. She was 80.

The First Family of Modern Jazz performed on August 4, 2001 at a concert hall in The Crescent City to mark the retirement of Ellis Marsalis from teaching duties at the University of New Orleans.