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Patriarch Of New Orleans Musical Family, Ellis Marsalis, Dies At 85

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Gwen Thompkins,
Gwen Thompkins
Published April 2, 2020 at 3:01 AM MDT

Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, educator and patriarch of the Marsalis family, has died. His music students included Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Harry Connick, Jr., and 4 of his sons.

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Corrected: April 1, 2020 at 10:00 PM MDT
In this report, we incorrectly refer to Ellis Marsalis III as Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Gwen Thompkins
Gwen Thompkins is a New Orleans native, NPR veteran and host of WWNO's Music Inside Out, where she brings to bear the knowledge and experience she amassed as senior editor of Weekend Edition, an East Africa correspondent, the holder of Nieman and Watson Fellowships, and as a longtime student of music from around the world.
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Gwen Thompkins hosts Music Inside Out on WWNO in New Orleans.