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Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.

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Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr.

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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
1 Apr 2020 (aged 85)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Jazz Musician and Educator. He was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, he came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of a musical family, with sons Branford Marsalis and Wynton Marsalis rising to international acclaim.
Jazz Musician and Educator. He was an American jazz pianist and educator. Active since the late 1940s, he came to greater attention in the 1980s and 1990s as the patriarch of a musical family, with sons Branford Marsalis and Wynton Marsalis rising to international acclaim.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208622376/ellis_louis-marsalis: accessed ), memorial page for Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr. (14 Nov 1934–1 Apr 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208622376, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.