The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his son Branford Marsalis told the New York Times."Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He was the prototype of what we mean when we talk about New Orleans jazz," New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement Wednesday night."He was a teacher, a father, and an icon -- and words aren't sufficient to describe the art, the joy and the wonder he showed the world.
"Four of Marsalis' six sons followed in his musical footsteps, and established their own lasting careers in the industry. His son Wynton is managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and winner of multiple awards. His son Branford is a jazz saxophonist who has recorded albums with Sting, among others.
too bad.
I am sorry to hear this bad news and express my grief to his family and the people who died of the virus And rest assured, this virus is unlikely to affect the US economy, because the United States has Trump, Trump will not let the economy decline even if the Americans all die🙄
So sad. Prayers for family, Nation & world.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. Our hearts go out to the Marsalis family.
Condolence.
Ugh, I heard this today on NPR. Sad day for the music world. EllisMarsalisJr jazzlegend RIP
Why are all the dead fighters, but all the government officials are healthier than one? This is not practical
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So very sorry for his family and those who knew him. This tragedy is taking so many.
His version of Stardust was my favorite. America has lost a treasure
This is why we need to stand together in this difficult time more than ever rip mr Marsalis
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨ASK URSELF WHY? THINK FOR URSELF FOR A MINUTE ⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬
CnnVeryFakeNews It's hysterical that people BELIEVE TheFakeNewsCNN They just make 💩💩💩 UP!
So many talented people dying from this, and yet this fool runs around totally fine...guess the coronavirus knows a bad host when it sees one.
BarlowWeyant 😪
Translation & reality: he was old, had other underlying health issues & happened to have coronavirus. The virus didn’t singularly kill him
BruceBourgoine 🙏💕
BruceBourgoine 😢
A buonanima What a loss 🙏🌞😊💛
Blast. RIPEllisMarsalis My sincerest sympathies are with Mr Marsalis' family and friends. A very talented man. A loss.
UN EMOZIONE E UN RICORDO
I dunno him but rip .. any1 that plays music has a huge heart
Condolences for the family!
Truly, a legend indeed to whom I give much thanks for his musical magic, which thankfully lives on literally, in more ways than one.
Play on Jazz 🎹🎹🎷🎺🎼🎶 man in Heaven🙏. My condolences to his family & friends
So sad, what a great gentleman and musician!
RIP🙏🏽❤️
bengin1003 Rest In Play. His music & Family Forever
I’m starting to get a suspicion that many deaths will be BLAMED on coronavirus but in all actuality, it was most likely something else. CNN is loving this pandemic cause all they interview are people who say how bad Trump is. They aren’t even showing his task force briefings!
Nooooooo 💔
🙏🙏🙏 RIP
Oh, crap...
Fuck
medit8now 🙏🏻
A legend... RIP
Peace ☮️ be with your soul Ellis
RIP. 🥺
The ChinaVirus has taken many across the world!
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ChinaVirus has taken many across the world!
😢RIP Ellis
So sad
Oh no.. wyntonmarsalis' father.. RiP EllisMarsalisJr 💐
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Rip
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