Delfeayo Marsalis | |
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 Marsalis in 2010 | |
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| Born | (1965-07-28)July 28, 1965 (age 59) New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, educator |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Labels | Troubador Jass |
| Website | dmarsalis |
Delfeayo Marsalis (/ˈdɛlfiːoʊ/; born July 28, 1965)[1] is an Americanjazz trombonist,record producer and educator.
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Marsalis was born inNew Orleans, the son of Dolores (née Ferdinand) andEllis Louis Marsalis, Jr., a pianist and music professor.[2] He is also the grandson ofEllis Marsalis, Sr., and the brother ofWynton Marsalis (trumpeter),Branford Marsalis (saxophonist), andJason Marsalis (drummer). Delfeayo also has two brothers who are not musicians: Ellis Marsalis III (b. 1964) is a poet, photographer and computer networking specialist based inBaltimore, and Mboya Kenyatta (b. 1970), who has been diagnosed withautism and was the primary inspiration for Delfeayo's founding of the New Orleans–based Uptown Music Theatre. Formed in 2000, UMT has trained over 300 youth and staged eight original musicals, all of which are based upon the mission of "community unity".
Delfeayo has recorded 8 of his own albums and is known for his work as a producer of acoustic jazz recordings. Along withTonight Show engineer Patrick Smith, Delfeayo coined a phrase that was primarily responsible for the shift in many jazz recordings from rock and roll production to the resurgence of acoustic recording. "To obtain more wood sound from the bass, this album recorded without usage of thedreaded bass direct" first appeared on brother Branford'sRenaissance (Columbia, 1987), and became the single sentence to define the recorded quality of many acoustic jazz recordings since the late 1980s.[citation needed] He is a graduate ofBerklee College of Music, and in 2004 received an MA in jazz performance from theUniversity of Louisville.
Marsalis was raised Catholic.[3]
Marsalis, with his father and brothers, are group recipients of the 2011NEA Jazz Masters Award.[4]
| Year | Category | Work nominated | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Producer of the Year | Won | [5] | |
| 2009 | Best Trombonist | Won | [5] | |
| 2016 | Best Contemporary Jazz Band or Performer | Won | [5] | |
| Best Contemporary Jazz Album | Make America Great Again! (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra) | Won | [5] | |
| 2020 | Best Contemporary Jazz Album | Jazz Party (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra) | Won | [5] |
| 2023 | Best Contemporary Jazz Album | Uptown on Mardi Gras Day (with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra) | Won | [5] |
With others
For the first time in the program's 29-year history, in addition to four individual awards, the NEA will present a group award to the Marsalis family, New Orleans' venerable first family of jazz.
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