Grammy-Winning Jazz Artist, New Album Release

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GRAMMY-WINNING JAZZ ARTIST, DELFEAYO MARSALIS, CELEBRATES NEW ORLEANS FUNK WITH NEW ALBUM RELEASE

New Orleans, LA - Delfeayo Marsalis, a favorite son of New Orleans' decorated music royalty, serves up his latest decadent offering entitled Jazz Party with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO).

For the better part of a decade, the acclaimed trombonist, producer, and composer has spent Wednesday nights at the helm of his dynamic UJO's residency at Snug Harbor in New Orleans. Jazz Party, Marsalis' seventh album as a leader, delivers an original composition-heavy set of music that showcases the same exuberant energy of those shows, complete with modernized twists on New Orleans songbook gems and musical traditions, and swinging, groove-infused homages to the contributions of modern jazz masters.

Released during the Mardi Gras season, Jazz Party opens with a laidback and languorous title track that brings The Voice alum Tonya Boyd-Cannon's gospel roots in touch with the band's preternatural sense of groove.