The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2010.048 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Marsalis, Ellis, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Ellis Marsalis, Jr. |
| Portion of title | Ellis Marsalis, Jr. |
| Abstract | Jazz pianist and professor Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr. was born on November 14, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a youth, Marsalis played clarinet and tenor saxophone, but later switched to piano. In 1955, Marsalis earned his B.A. degree in music education from Dillard University. One year later, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps for a two-year stint. In 1974, Marsalis joined the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts where he worked for the next twelve years. Marsalis earned his M.A. degree from Loyola University-New Orleans in 1986. That same year, he joined the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. In 1989, Marsalis began to teach at the University of New Orleans where he served as head of Jazz Studies until his retirement in 2001. The recipient of an honorary doctorate from Tulane University in 2007, Marsalis was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame on December 7, 2008. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New Orleans, Louisiana 2010 June 10. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2010.048 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |