By Ellise Shafer
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Ellis Marsalis, a jazz patriarch in New Orleans and father of Wynton and Brandon Marsalis, has died. He was being treated at a local hospital with suspected COVID-19 infection, but the test results have not yet been returned, according to a family member.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell praised him in a tweeted statement. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He was the prototype of what we mean when we talk about New Orleans jazz. The love and the prayers of all of our
By Ellise Shafer
Rihanna, Jay-Z, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have collectively donated an additional $6.2 million towards coronavirus relief efforts through their respective charity foundations. The generous donation will go to communities deemed most vulnerable to the ongoing pandemic, including New York, New Orleans, and Puerto Rico.
Rihanna and Jay-Z are continuing to help out amid the global health crisis.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jack Black teamed up to give one nurse from the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans a big thank you during Monday's at-home episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Together, they paid tribute to med-surge Nurse Jennell Melancon, who was the show's #HealthCareHero of the week and has been on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reginae Carter has become a fan favorite on Instagram, during quarantine season. With her many Tik Tok that she later shares on Instagram, having fun dancing and mostly acting, she gives us a kiki almost on a daily basis.
Former football player Tom Dempsey has sadly died from the COVID-19 Coronavirus at age 73.
Jazz veteran Ellis Marsalis Jr. died on Wednesday after losing his battle against coronavirus.
Ellis Marsalis, the New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch of an accomplished family of musicians, has died. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music confirmed his death to NBC News. Branford Marsalis said his father died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85.
Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.
American pianist Ellis Marsalis has passed away at the age of 85 after contracting COVID-19. The father of renowned musicians, Wynton and Branford Marsalis was suffering from pneumonia, caused by Coronavirus, one of his sons told the Associated Press. “Pneumonia was the actual thing that caused his demise," Ellis Marsalis III said. "But it was pneumonia brought on by COVID-19," he added.