A modern-jazz innovator in New Orleans during the mid-1950s, Marsalis is also a renowned teacher whose former pupils include such modern-day jazz artists as Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Harry Connick Jr., Nicholas Payton, Kent & Marlon Jordan, and Steve Masakowski, among many others. --Jazztimes Ellis Marsalis has become one of the most renowned music educators in the U.S., imparting his extensive knowledge of jazz to students like pianist and vocalist Harry Connick, Jr., trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and of course, his four sons. --Npr On this record, the unassuming confidence and gift for harmonic variety that have made Marsalis such a fine accompanist are on full display ... And what he achieves from beginning to end is a sort of quiet magic. --One Final Note Ellis Marsalis has become one of the most renowned music educators in the U.S., imparting his extensive knowledge of jazz to students like pianist and vocalist Harry Connick, Jr., trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and of course, his four sons. --Npr On this record, the unassuming confidence and gift for harmonic variety that have made Marsalis such a fine accompanist are on full display ... And what he achieves from beginning to end is a sort of quiet magic. --One Final Note