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Branford Marsalis

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1960-08-26

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Sting - Bring on the Night	Self	69
2	1986	Horn of Plenty		10
3	1987	Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit	Self - Tenor Sax	0
4	1987	Throw Momma from the Train	Lester	62
5	1988	School Daze	Jordan	57
6	1990	Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella	Self	100
7	1991	Branford Marsalis: Steep	Self - Sax	0
8	1997	Eve's Bayou	Harry	63
9	1998	Motown 40: The Music is Forever	Self	0
10	1999	The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.	Self	0
11	1999	David S. Ware	Himself	0
12	2002	Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story	Self (uncredited)	0
13	2003	The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration	Self - saxophone	0
14	2003	Branford Marsalis: A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam	Tenor saxophone	0
15	2006	Before the Music Dies	Self - Musician	70
16	2010	Sting: Live In Berlin	Self - Saxophone	77
17	2011	Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone	Himself	73
18	2012	Brooklyn Boheme	Self	68
19	2018	Wynton Marsalis Quintet: Jazz in Marciac	tenor sax, soprano sax	0
20	2020	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen	Self	62
21	2021	Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist	Self	82
22	2024	Music by John Williams	Self - Saxophonist / Composer	81

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
2	1979	This Old House	Self	54
3	1983	Friday Night Videos		87
4	1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Himself	79
5	1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Duane	79
6	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self - Musical Director	54
7	1993	Living Single		84
8	1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Self	78
9	1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Branford Frog (voice)	60
10	2003	K Street	Self	51
11	2012	Finding Your Roots	Self	62