Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

b. 1960 (age 66) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Actor Composer

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

Throw Momma from the Train
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★ 6.3
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
Sea of Love
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★ 6.8
Sea of Love
1989
Sneakers
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★ 7.1
Sneakers
1992
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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★ 6.9
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020

Filmography

Music by John Williams
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★ 8.2
Music by John Williams
2024 Self
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Rem
2024 Composer
Rustin
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★ 6.5
Rustin
2023 Composer
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Ellis
2022 Self
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
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★ 7.2
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
2021 Composer
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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★ 6.9
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 Composer
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★ 6.0
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
2020 Self
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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★ 6.4
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 Composer
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Marsalis Brothers: Sunshine by the Stars
2013 Actor
Brooklyn Boheme
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★ 7.3
Brooklyn Boheme
2011 Self
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Angelique Kidjo & Friends: Spirit Rising
2011 Self
Sting: Live in Berlin
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★ 8.1
Sting: Live in Berlin
2010 Actor
Special Guest: Saxophone
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Curtain Up for Victory: Inside the Stage Door Canteen
2010 Self
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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Jazz sous les pommiers
2009 Actor
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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Live at the Newport Jazz Fest
2009 Self
Before the Music Dies
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★ 7.6
Before the Music Dies
2006 Self
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Harry & Branford: A Duo Occasion
2005 Actor
Saxophone
The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
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The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration
2003 Self
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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Coltrane's a Love Supreme
2003 Self
3 A.M.
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★ 5.8
3 A.M.
2001 Composer
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📺
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2001 Actor
Host
Once in the Life
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★ 5.2
Once in the Life
2000 Composer
Goosed
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★ 4.4
Goosed
1999 Composer
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M'sieurs dames
1997 Composer
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
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★ 7.1
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996 Composer
To My Daughter with Love
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★ 7.0
To My Daughter with Love
1994 Composer
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🎞️
★ 8.1
The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song - Part I
1993 Self Actor
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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★ 5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 Self
Black to the Promised Land
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★ 7.4
Black to the Promised Land
1992 Composer
Baroque Duet
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★ 7.9
Baroque Duet
1992 Self
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★ 7.7
Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You
1992 Self Composer
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★ 6.1
Without a Pass
1991 Composer
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★ 8.0
The Color of Love
1991 Composer
Jazz at the Smithsonian: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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★ 7.2
Jazz at the Smithsonian: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
1991 Self
Branford Marsalis Steep
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Branford Marsalis Steep
1991 Self Composer
Throw Momma from the Train
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★ 6.3
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 Actor
Lester
Horn of Plenty
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★ 3.6
Horn of Plenty
1986 Actor
Cecil
Bring on the Night
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★ 7.5
Bring on the Night
1985 Self
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History of Jazz
1984 Actor
Narrator
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Peven Everett: Voice of a Generation
Self
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