Jason Marsalis Live - Bsr03062 - Jazz - by Basin Street - Live Ratio Man Strikes Again Passionate

On May 5, 2017 an all-star roster of Basin Street Records recording artists came together to celebrate the kickoff of BSR’s 20th anniversary at thehistoric jazz venue, the Little Gem Saloon. The evening began with an energetic set by renowned percussionist Jason Marsalis of the musical Marsalisfamily. That full set is now available as Jason Marsalis’s first ever live album, Jason Marsalis Live, out on Basin Street Records—the home of NewOrleans best music—in digital format.Jason Marsalis Live features the seasoned percussionist on vibes accompanied by Oscar Rossignoli on piano, Jasen Weaver on bass, and GeraldWatkins on drums, and finds the quartet playing a mix of new and old original material by Jason Marsalis. The Live album structures itself as aretrospective through Marsalis’s writing career working from most recent backwards. The opening tunes “Ratio Man Strikes Again,” “PassionateDancer,” and “Bourbon Street Ain’t Mardi Gras” all come from his most recent release Melody Reimagined: book 1 an album comprised of contrafacts,songs composed using the chord progressions of existing songs, but with new melodies. “Ballet Class” comes from the critically acclaimed 2013 albumIn A World of Mallets, an album Mark Shapiro of DMX/Mood Media called “a candidate for record of the decade . . . a masterpiece.” The latter half ofthe album dives deeper into Marsalis’s discography featuring two tracks from his first two albums on Basin Street Records, “Short Story #1” from Musicin Motion and “At The House, In Da Pocket” from The Year of the Drummer.Jason Marsalis Live attests to Marsalis’s commitment to constantly grow as a musician. Despite early acknowledgement in his career as a “youngphenom” and his status as a member of a family of musical royalty, Marsalis has kept his head down to progress his own career advancing from beingan extremely talented genius drummer; expanding into a full-fledged mallet percussionist mastering vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, and othermalleted instruments; to becoming an accomplished bandleader and thoughtful songwriter, while retaining all of his previous accolades.Time will tell how Jason Marsalis will continue to grow and carve out his space in the annals of jazz history, but for the time being we can sit back andenjoy the music. Jason Marsalis Live is a vital step in that process.Jason Marsalis Live will be available in digital formats from all of your favorite digital services, and from BasinStreetRecords.com (includes digitalbooklet). Please consider purchasing the album directly from Basin Street Records, as this makes a huge difference in supporting both Jason Marsalisand Basin Street Records. Please keep an eye on Jason’s and Basin Street Records’ social media accounts for notifications of upcoming livebroadcasts.