QC MLK DAY CELEBRATION

BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET

SUN, JAN 19, 2025, 

3 PM (MLK Ceremony) & 4 PM (Concert)

@Colden Auditorium, Queens College 

NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalisis one of the most revered figures in jazz and contemporary music. Marsalis presents a kaleidoscopic range of original compositions, along with jazz and popular classics, all supercharged by his quartet’s extraordinary energy and telepathic musical connection.

Branford Marsalis – saxophones

Joey Calderazzo – piano

Eric Revis – bass

Justin Faulkner – drums

This concert is part of KCA’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. For more than a decade, KCA and Queens College have held a special annual event in honor and memory of Dr. King’s legacy and his connection to Queens College, where he delivered a powerful speech from the stage of Colden Auditorium in 1965. 

This special program includes a recognition ceremony and keynote address at 3 PM by the event’s honoree, Arva Rice, President and CEO of the New York Urban League, followed by the Branford Marsalis Quartet concert at 4 PM. 

https://kupferbergcenter.org/event/branford-marsalis-quartet