By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager Ellis Marsalis, a jazz patriarch in New Orleans and father of Wynton and Brandon Marsalis, has died.
He was being treated at a local hospital with suspected COVID-19 infection, but the test results have not yet been returned, according to a family member.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell praised him in a tweeted statement. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He was the prototype of what we mean when we talk about New Orleans jazz.
The love and the prayers of all of our people go out to his family, and to all of those whose lives he touched.” Marsalis was a noted teacher in New Orleans and a frequent performer at festivals.
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