Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Ellis Marsalis, Jr.

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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Ellis Marsalis, Jr.

Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, Marsalis came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of the musical Marsalis family, when sons Branford and Wynton became popular musicians.

Louis Armstrong was the primary contributor to jazz music in the 20th century. His improvisational skills served as the principal model for all who came after him, regardless of one's chosen instrument.
At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual. — © Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual.
Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest of us navigate the tricky waters of jazz improvisation.
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