Branford Marsalis
Born
August 26, 1960 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, born in 1960, has always been a man of numerous musical interests, from jazz, blues and funk to such classical music projects as his Fall 2008 tour with Marsalis Brasilianos. The three-time Grammy winner has continued to exercise and expand his skills as an instrumentalist, a composer, and the head of Marsalis Music, the label he founded in 2002 that has allowed him to produce both his own projects and those of the jazz world’s most promising new and established artists.
Known For
Music by John Williams
Self - Saxophonist / Composer
2024
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
Self
2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Self
2020
Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac
tenor sax, soprano sax
2018
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Brooklyn Boheme
Self
2012
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Himself
2011
Sting: Live In Berlin
Self - Saxophone
2010
Before the Music Dies
Self - Musician
2006
K Street
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Branford Marsalis: A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam
Tenor saxophone
2003
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
Self - saxophone
2003
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
2002
David S. Ware
Himself
1999
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
Self
1999
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Self
1998
Eve's Bayou
Harry
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Branford Frog (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Living Single
(1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Musical Director · (2 episodes)
1992
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Self - Sax
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Himself · (1 episode)
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Duane · (1 episode)
1990
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Self
1990
School Daze
Jordan
1988
Throw Momma from the Train
Lester
1987
Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
Self - Tenor Sax
1987
Horn of Plenty
1986
Sting - Bring on the Night
Self
1985
Friday Night Videos
(44 episodes)
1983
This Old House
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971