Branford Marsalis interview: "I have finally figured out how to actually play this shit!"

Stuart Nicholson
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Branford Marsalis has pulled a surprise move with his first album for the Blue Note label, with a fulsome salute to Keith Jarrett’s much-loved European Quartet with Jan Garbarek, and that group’s 1974 album, Belonging

Branford Marsalis (photo: Zack Smith)
Branford Marsalis (photo: Zack Smith)

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