Delfeayo Marsalis facts for kids
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Delfeayo Marsalis
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Marsalis in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 28, 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, educator |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Labels | Troubador Jass |
| Associated acts | Uptown Jazz Orchestra |
Delfeayo Marsalis (born July 28, 1965) is an American jazz trombonist, record producer (meaning he helps make music albums), and educator. He is known for his amazing trombone playing and for helping other musicians record their music.
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Life and Career
Delfeayo Marsalis was born in New Orleans, a city famous for its music. His dad, Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., was a well-known pianist and music teacher. Music runs in his family! His grandfather, Ellis Marsalis, Sr., was also a musician.
Delfeayo has three brothers who are also famous musicians:
- Wynton Marsalis plays the trumpet.
- Branford Marsalis plays the saxophone.
- Jason Marsalis plays the drums.
He also has two other brothers, Ellis Marsalis III, who is a poet and photographer, and Mboya Kenyatta. Mboya was the main reason Delfeayo started the Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans in 2000. This theater helps train young people in music and puts on original musicals. It teaches kids about "community unity," which means working together.
Delfeayo has released 8 of his own music albums. He is also famous for producing jazz recordings that sound very natural and clear. He helped bring back a style of recording called "acoustic recording" in jazz. This means recording music in a way that captures the true sound of the instruments, without too many electronic effects.
He went to the Berklee College of Music and later earned a master's degree in jazz performance from the University of Louisville.
Personal Life
Marsalis was raised Catholic.
Awards and Honors
National Endowment for the Arts
In 2011, Delfeayo Marsalis, along with his father and brothers, received the NEA Jazz Masters Award. This is a very important award for jazz musicians in the United States.
OffBeat's Best of The Beat Awards
Delfeayo Marsalis has won several awards from OffBeat magazine, which celebrates music from Louisiana.
- 2006: Producer of the Year
- 2009: Best Trombonist
- 2016: Best Contemporary Jazz Band or Performer (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra)
- 2016: Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Make America Great Again! (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra)
- 2020: Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Jazz Party (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra)
- 2023: Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Uptown on Mardi Gras Day (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra)
Discography
Delfeayo Marsalis has released many albums, both as the main artist and as a sideman (meaning he played with other artists).
As Leader
These are some of the albums where Delfeayo Marsalis was the main artist:
- Pontius Pilate's Decision (1992)
- Musashi (1996)
- Minions Dominion (2006)
- Sweet Thunder: Duke and Shak (2011)
- The Last Southern Gentlemen (2014)
- Make America Great Again (2016)
- Kalamazoo (2017)
- Jazz Party (2020)
As Sideman
Delfeayo has also played trombone on albums by other famous musicians:
With Branford Marsalis
- I Heard You Twice the First Time (1992)
- Buckshot LeFonque (1994)
- Music Evolution (1997)
- Romare Bearden Revealed (2003)
With Others
- It Don't Mean a Thing, Elvin Jones (1993)
- The Place To Be, Benny Green (1994)
- Joe Cool's Blues, Ellis Marsalis/Wynton Marsalis (1994)
- Hold on Tight, Kermit Ruffins (1996)
- Jazzfest, Elvin Jones (1997)
- R+B = Ruth Brown, Ruth Brown (1997)
- Crackerjack, Clutch (1998)
- Citizen Tain, Jeff "Tain" Watts (1999)
- Spirits of Congo Square, Donald Harrison (2000)
- The Search, Wycliffe Gordon (2000)
- The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration, Marsalis Family (2003)
- Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley, Monty Alexander (2006)
- Standards Only, Wycliffe Gordon (2006)
- Ms. B's Blues, Ruth Brown (2009)
- Music Redeems, Marsalis Family (2010)
- Trilogy, Ana Popović (2016)
Filmography
Delfeayo Marsalis has also been involved in films:
- Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (2014) - A documentary film.
- Soundtrack to The Courage of Her Convictions (2016) - A documentary about activist and artist Maureen Kelleher.
See also
In Spanish: Delfeayo Marsalis para niños
