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Ellis Marsalis Quintet at Blue LLama Jazz Club
Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on January 18, 2019
Where
Blue LLama Jazz Club
314 S. Main St
Ann Arbor, MI
Map
734-372-3200
When
Fri, April 5, 2019
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Ellis Marsalis
pianoAbout
Regarded by many as the premier modern jazz pianist in New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis began formal music studies at the Xavier University junior school of music at age 11. After high school, Marsalis enrolled in Dillard University (New Orleans) as a clarinet major. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education in 1955. Marsalis spent the next year working as an assistant manager in his fathers motel business.
The following year, Marsalis then joined the U.S. Marine Corps. While stationed in southern California, he began honing his skills as a pianist on a television show entitled Dress Blues and a radio show called Leatherneck Songbook...