Ellis Marsalis Center for Music and the Maple Leaf Bar Launch “Booker and Beyond: The Professor Tim Piano Series”
NEW ORLEANS (October 6, 2025) – The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (EMCM), in partnership with the Maple Leaf Bar, is proud to introduce a new solo piano concert series: Booker & Beyond – The Professor Tim Piano Series: Celebrating New Orleans Piano Traditions. This series pays tribute to the extraordinary...
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New Orleans students showcase their creativity with iPad and Mac
On a drizzly, overcast afternoon, all is quiet at the intersection of Bartholomew and Prieur streets in New Orleans’ historic Ninth Ward. The quiet neighborhood around the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (EMCM) feel worlds away from the historic French Quarter packed with jazz clubs, bars, restaurants, and markets. At 3 p.m., the tempo begins to shift — slowly at first, as youth ranging in age from 8 to 18 file through the blue building’s front gate, instruments in tow. The hallways grow steadily louder with the sounds of laughter, footsteps, stray musical notes, and teachers greeting their students. The fledgling musicians begin cycling through their four classes for the day: piano, homework help, an instrument of their choosing, and coding — a required course that stems from the center’s ongoing partnership with Apple.
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Branford Marsalis Assumes Artistic Director Role at Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (EMCM) in the upper Ninth Ward is proud to announce the homecoming of the renowned saxophonist and composer Branford Marsalis. In addition to a distinguished career that continues to span performances worldwide with both his quartet and as a featured classical soloist, and his work as a composer for films, television and Broadway, Branford will now assume the prestigious role of Artistic Director at the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. Established in 2012, the Center uses music as the focal point of a holistic strategy to build a healthy community and deliver a broad range of services to underserved children, youth, and musicians from neighborhoods battling poverty and social injustice.
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