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Dec 2020
1h 50m

Branford Marsalis

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In the words of Questlove our guest for this special episode, is "a part of one of THE most important musical dynasty's in music". His touch has been pivotal to the evolution of jazz, but that's not all folks! Branford Marsalis' contributions to the culture can be seen and heard through his acting, the products of his marriage of jazz and hip hop, his barrier breaking presence as a band leader on late night television, his compositions and his scoring, most recently for Netflix's adaptation of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.  Now hear his story.....

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