Branford Marsalis

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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This Old House

(1979) Self

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(1995) Branford Frog (voice)

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Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self

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Eve's Bayou

(1997) Harry

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

(2020) Self

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Sting: Live In Berlin

(2010) Saxophone

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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

(2021) Self

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Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

(1990) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self	Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist 2021-04-17 Movie
2020	Self	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen 2020-12-18 Movie
2018	tenor sax, soprano sax	Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac 2018-07-31 Movie
2012	Self	Finding Your Roots 2012-03-24 TV Show
	Himself	Brooklyn Boheme 2012-02-27 Movie
2011	Himself	Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone 2011-10-07 Movie
2010	Saxophone	Sting: Live In Berlin 2010-11-22 Movie
2006	Self - Musician	Before the Music Dies 2006-11-02 Movie
2003	Self	K Street 2003-09-14 TV Show
	Tenor saxophone	Branford Marsalis: A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam 2003-04-11 Movie
	saxophone	The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration 2003-01-01 Movie
1999	Himself	David S. Ware 1999-10-01 Movie
	Self	The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr. 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Self	Motown 40: The Music is Forever 1998-02-15 Movie
1997	Harry	Eve's Bayou 1997-11-07 Movie
1995	Branford Frog (voice)	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995-03-12 TV Show
1994	Self	Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994-04-15 TV Show
1993	N/A	Living Single 1993-08-29 TV Show
1992	Self - Musical Director	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992-05-25 TV Show
1991	sax	Branford Marsalis: Steep 1991-01-04 Movie
1990	Himself	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-09-10 TV Show
	Duane	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-09-10 TV Show
	Self	Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella 1990-01-01 Movie
1988	Jordan	School Daze 1988-02-12 Movie
1987	Lester	Throw Momma from the Train 1987-12-11 Movie
	tenor sax	Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	N/A	Horn of Plenty 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	N/A	Sting: Bring on the Night 1985-11-08 Movie
1983	N/A	Friday Night Videos 1983-07-29 TV Show
1979	Self	This Old House 1979-01-01 TV Show
1971	Self	Great Performances 1971-01-28 TV Show
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	Rustin 2023-11-03 Movie
	Music	Murders That Matter 2023-10-02 Movie
2020	Original Music Composer	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020-11-25 Movie
2001	Original Music Composer	3 A.M. 2001-07-01 Movie
2000	Music	Once in the Life 2000-10-27 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Goosed 1999-09-28 Movie
1992	Music	Without a Pass 1992-02-19 Movie
1989	Music	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
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