An Evening with Branford Marsalis at Carpenter Performing Arts Center

NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award®?winning saxophonist and Tony Award® nominee BRANFORD MARSALIS is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. Leader of one of the finest jazz Quartets today, and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles, Marsalis recently recorded and released Songs of Mirth and Melancholy, a spectacular duo collaboration with his Quartet’s longtime pianist, Joey Calderazzo. Their paired evolution has been a brightness at the core of an adventurous band that itself has added light and heat to the music of its time and this performance will be no exception! Please join us for an astounding performance of one of the most innovative and forward?thinking jazz ensembles today!