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The Art of the Story

NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis brings his quartet to KCA for a special MLK celebration concert

By Doug Doyle
Published January 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM EST
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NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis
C/O of the artist/KCA
NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis

On this episode of The Art of the Story, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, composer and bandleader Branford Marsalis talks about his quartet's performance on January 19 and KCA and Queens College celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a concert and ceremony.

The Branford Marsalis Quartet
C/O of the artists/Kupferberg Center for the Arts
The Branford Marsalis Quartet

The concert is also a WBGO Members event.

You can hear Doug Doyle's entire interview with Branford Marsalis here.

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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