Delfeayo Marsalis

Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. He is an exceptional soloist who has toured nationally and internationally with his own groups, as well as those led by renowned bandleaders.

Delfeayo attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts High School, was classically trained at the Eastern Music Festival and Tanglewood Institute, and majored in both performance and audio production at Berklee College of Music. He earned a Master’s degree in jazz performance at the University of Louisville and was conferred a doctorate by New England College.

Delfeayo is also a dedicated music educator. To inspire New Orleans youth through arts education, Delfeayo founded the Uptown Music Theatre in 2000 and has implemented its Kidstown After School in three New Orleans grammar schools. In addition, he has composed over 80 songs that help introduce kids to jazz through musical theatre and has reached over 5,000 students nationally with his Swinging with the Cool School soft introduction to jazz workshops.