Films by Sascha Just

2022, 96 min
by Sascha Just

"Who taught you how to play like that," Wynton and Branford Marsalis' fans would ask. And the two brothers would always give the same answer: "My dad."The Marsalis music family from New Orleans has been a cultural force since Wynton and Branford reached sudden stardom in New York and made "Marsalis" a household name, but far too little is known about the patriarch, pianist Ellis Marsalis, who paved their way. ELLIS chronicles the life of this exceptional composer, performer, and educator, the pr