Jason Marsalis

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Birth name Jason Marsalis Name Jason Marsalis Genres Jazz Role Drummer		Instruments drums, vibraphone

Born March 4, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-03-04 ) Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Associated acts Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis Siblings Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis III, Mboya Kenyatta Marsalis Parents Dolores Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Similar People Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis - Jr, Delfeayo Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts
Occupation(s) Drummer, Vibraphonist Music group Los Hombres Calientes

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Jason Marsalis (born March 4, 1977) is an American jazz drummer and member of the Marsalis family of musicians. He is the youngest son of Dolores Ferdinand Marsalis and Ellis Marsalis, Jr.

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Musical career

Marsalis was born in New Orleans, the son of Dolores (née Ferdinand) and Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., a pianist and music professor. His brothers are Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis III (1964), Delfeayo Marsalis, and Mboya Kinyatta (1971). Branford, Wynton, and Delfeayo are also jazz musicians.

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Marsalis studied percussion at Loyola University New Orleans. He worked as a sideman in mainstream jazz, funk, and jazz fusion groups; a Brazilian percussion ensemble (Casa Samba); and a Celtic music group. He introduced percussionist Bill Summers to trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, and they founded Los Hombres Calientes. Marsalis then joined pianist Marcus Roberts. He has also played with John Ellis, Michael White, Shannon Powell, and the Marsalis family. He and his brothers and their father were named NEA Jazz Masters. He is featured in Tradition Is a Temple, a documentary about New Orleans.

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In 2009, Marsalis released his first album as a leader on vibraphone, entitled Music Update. The album received 4.5 out of 5 stars in DownBeat magazine. In The New York Times Ben Ratliff said that Marsalis was "an excellent musician trying out something risky without embarrassment."