Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling

Thursday, May 11 | 7:30 PM

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to welcome the Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling as a part of the Kauffman Center Presents Series on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

The winner of three GRAMMY Awards and a certified Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, Branford Marsalis’ career has spanned a variety of instruments and styles of music. Beginning as a saxophonist, today Marsalis is an accomplished composer, educator and musician. Collaborating with multiple music giants including Miles Davis and Harry Connick, Jr., among others, Marsalis made his solo debut at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, which is preserved on his album In My Solitude.

The Branford Marsalis quartet features Marsalis on saxophones, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums. The group, founded in 1986, has become a jazz staple, known for their cohesive sound and expressive melodies. The group was joined by guest vocalist Kurt Elling in December 2015, and their collaboration can be heard on GRAMMY-nominated the album Upward Spiral.

Join the Branford Marsalis Quartet and Kurt Elling for a night of jazz favorites at the Kauffman Center on Thursday, May 11.

Photo credit: Palma Kolanksy