Delfaeyo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

In 2007, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award®-winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra for the purpose of keeping important jazz music traditions alive. At the time, Marsalis realized that the New Orleans music community was lacking the fusion of young homegrown talent outside of the great brass band tradition and chose to form an orchestra that could present traditional, classic and modern compositions with authenticity.

Since then, they have grown into one of the premier large ensembles in the world, releasing three CDs to critical acclaim, and touring locally nationally and internationally.