Embracing Jazz ; Branford Marsalis Finds Musical Niche Outside Hollywood
The Columbian › January 30, 2005
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NEW YORK Branford Marsalis has no regrets about casting aside what to many would seem the trappings of a successful musical career the gigs as bandleader-sidekick on "The Tonight Show" and musical director of Sting's post-Police band, even a contract with a major record label.
He has plugged his ears to the siren call of pop stardom, and shuns the spotlight of the fast-paced L.A. and New York scenes.See the full content of this document
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Embracing Jazz ; Branford Marsalis Finds Musical Niche Outside Hollywood
"I learned a lot about American pop culture and the entertainment business," said Marsalis, describing the lessons gained from his "Tonight" show experience from 1992 to 1995. "What makes entertainment work for everybody is a certain embracing of the blatant superficiality...
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