Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra are a highly entertaining ensemble, focused on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony, and spontaneous arrangements. Formed by Marsalis in 2008, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra stretches the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, playing with an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans. 

EPSG:4326

Delfayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Marcus Performing Arts Center

The entire city of New Orleans becomes one big party during Mardi Gras, but Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) know that there’s no place to be quite like Uptown on Mardi Gras Day. In this concert, featuring songs from their latest album, released in February 2023, the UJO provides the ultimate soundtrack for Carnival Time in the Crescent City with a spirited collection of Mardi Gras classics and buoyant new originals. A celebration like no other, this performance is a unique combination of big band swing feel, small group jazz spirit and brass band funkiness that would feel equally buoyant on the parade route or in the concert hall.



Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra1

Overture Center for the Arts

Celebrate Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day with Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra as they stretch the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, offering up an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans. The acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, Delfeayo Marsalis leads the vibrant Uptown Jazz Orchestra in a performance that crystalizes the stories, sounds, and rhythms of NOLA.

Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Argyros Performing Arts Center

NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis brings the soul of New Orleans to Santa Fe! The Marsalis family are the most celebrated ambassadors of New Orleans’ unique jazz heritage. Following a decorated career as a sideman in bands with jazz legends like Ray Charles, Art Blakey, and Elvin Jones, Delfeayo formed his own band—the Uptown Jazz Orchestra. Playing a mix of original compositions and classic jazz songs, this lively band emphasizes important jazz traditions like riff playing and spontaneous arrangements. Celebrate Mardi Gras in style with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra!

A Mardi Gras Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Celebrate Mardi Gras with Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra! Since 2008, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra has been stretching the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, playing with an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans. With influences from Louis Armstrong to Count Basie, James Brown to J. Cole, Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra performances help free the mind, warm the heart, and heal the soul. 

Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Celebrate Mardi Gras with Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra as they stretch the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, offering up an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans. The acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, Delfeayo Marsalis leads the vibrant Uptown Jazz Orchestra in a performance that crystalizes the stories, sounds, and rhythms of NOLA

UCSD Price Center

A member of The First Family of Jazz, the middle Marsalis brother leads the vibrant Uptown Jazz Orchestra from his seat in the trombone section, in a performance that features the signature sound of his native New Orleans. Committed to the jazz heritage of NOLA, these performers transport the audience to Preservation Hall and the revelry spilling out from every doorway into the streets. Their February appearance at The Soraya brings to life the groove of Mardi Gras and the joy of Carnival.

The Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Feb 29, 2024

Delfayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Feb 28, 2024

Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra1

The Uptown Jazz Orchestra