Branford Marsalis live in concert.
ON TOUR

Branford Marsalis

17
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
17
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Branford Marsalis is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 17 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Branford Marsalis is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Branford Marsalis concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dramatic, dynamic, exuberant, and intense.

ON TOUR

Lucerna - Velký Sál, Praha, Czech Republic (November 3); Palladium, Rīga, Latvia (November 9); Teatr Roma, Warszawa, Poland (November 22); Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, United States (March 6)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Changes (Live Oakland '90) (17 August 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Breaux Bridge, United States (8/26/1960)
Bio
Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960, Beaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American jazz saxophonist. Branford studied with Alvin Batiste at Baton Rouge's Southern University in 1978, completing his studies at Berklee School of Music, between '79 & '81.
Has Performed With
Branford Marsalis Quartet

Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

July 14, 2023
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The US sax star performed a thrilling night of original compositions and imaginative reinterpretations plus some surprise guests

The Boston Globe (USA)

January 30, 2023
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Branford Marsalis Quartet’s excellence is a team effort

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

June 3, 2018
80
%
Branford Marsalis Quartet The unbearable lightness of playing

The Guardian (UK)

May 24, 2016
80
%
Playing unaccompanied on soprano alto and tenor saxes the eldest Marsalis brother headlined the opening celebrations of the 10-day Bath international music festival at Bath Abbey.

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

May 8, 2014
%
The artist and his current quartet delivered on both counts, as the group’s 100-minute set flew by, with each extended composition revealing another aspect of this consummate musician’s mastery.

Shepherd Express (USA)

April 12, 2019
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Branford Marsalis’ Quartet Generated Heat at the Pabst Theater

Financial Times (UK)

March 4, 2019
100
%
The saxophonist continues to explore the inner workings of the sax and rhythm line-up

Past critic reviews published in

XS Noize (Northern Ireland), The Skinny (UK), V13 (Canada), Hot Press Magazine (Ireland), Gaffa (Sweden) and more

Image Credit

Darlene Susco [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons