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About Jason Marsalis
Basin Street Records’ artist biography traces Marsalis’s New Orleans musical education from childhood drum study with James Black through NOCCA, Loyola University, and composition study at Southern University. It distinguishes early family performances from his later professional work with the Marcus Roberts group.[1]
The label catalog separates Marsalis’s drum-led albums Year of the Drummer and Music in Motion from the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, The 21st Century Trad Band, and Jason Marsalis Live. This sequence documents drums and vibraphone as distinct but connected leader practices.[1][4]
Marsalis’s official site adds Trio Excursions, a funk-and-fusion trio recording, and two volumes of Music for Meditation and Relaxation developed from experiments begun during the pandemic. His artist-run Bandcamp provides complete streaming for the two meditation volumes from a New Orleans profile.[2][3]
New Orleans training
The label biography connects Marsalis to James Black, NOCCA, Loyola University, and composition study in Louisiana.[1]
Drums and vibraphone
The Basin Street catalog preserves separate drum-led and Vibes Quartet recordings under Marsalis’s name.[1]
Meditation recordings
The official site and artist Bandcamp document two volumes of original music developed for meditation and relaxation.[2][3]