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Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 85

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Ellis Marsalis Jr., a jazz pianist from New Orleans, died Wednesday night from complications due to coronavirus, his son, Branford Marsalis, confirmed in a statement to Variety.

He was 85. In addition to having his own prominent music career, Marsalis helped pave the way for four of his sons, Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, to enter the music industry.

Wynton is a trumpeter and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s managing and artistic director; Branford plays the saxophone; Delfeayo is a trombonist; and Jason plays the drums. “My dad was a giant of a musician and teacher, but an even greater father.

He poured everything he had into making us the best of what we could be. And to quote my friend and Harvard Law professor David Wilkins, who just

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