Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist and Patriarch, Dies at 85 – The New York Times

Ellis Marsalis, a pianist and educator who became the guiding force behind a late-20th-century resurgence in jazz, while putting four musician sons on a path to prominent careers, died on Wednesday. He was 85.The cause was complications of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, his son Branford said in a statement, which did not specify where he died.

Source: Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Pianist and Patriarch, Dies at 85 – The New York Times