University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 7-1986 Wavelength (July 1986) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (July 1986) 69 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/60 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1685 C0550 EARL K. LONG LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 70148 . rRINCC CUnder the - (~CRRY mooN THE FANTASY BEGINS JULY 2 "I'm not sun, but I'm almost positive, tluzt all music ~· came from New Orltans." 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But the "We want to race our Porsches Ellis Marsalb good news is that it's not forever: to the beach and be able to throw both Ellis and Delores Marsalis Rolexes at each other in a nice On Sabbatical were born here, have ties that can hotel room," laughed Dino Kruse. never be severed, and they'll be Kruse, one of the Dino Kruse Don't panic: contrary to a head­ coming home. Band, says the goal of his band is line article in a local newspaper, On other aspects of the clan, to make good music while making a New Orleans' jazz patriarch Ellis brother Delfeayo mentioned Bran­ good living. Other members of the Marsalis is not abandoning the city. ford's new classical LP, Romances band are: Brain Cayolle on sax, Marsalis is going to the Virginia for the Soprano Saxophone, on Michael de La Cerda on bass, Commonwealth in Richmond, Vir­ Columbia Records. In an interview Michael Barras on drums and Sher­ ginia, as artist-in-residence for a on the Today show, Branford was man Bernard on keyboards. The year or so. The rumors that he is relaxed and funny as he discussed band describes its music as "Amer­ leaving N.O.C.C.A. for a better Sting, fame, and how his classical ican Rock, no frills rock · n' roll." salary are unfounded. According to record came about. The record in­ A personal goal of the tall, slen­ his wife, Delores, Ellis is taking cludes Debussy's "Isle of Joy," but der, black leather-clad Kruse was to this sabbatical because he feels he according to Delfeayo, Branford is sign a publishing contract with a has what it takes to pass on what not completely happy with playing major company before he was 30 he's learned and develop young on top of Michel Colombier's years of age. He has achieved that rhythm sections in Richmond. orchestral arrangements. The ver­ goal at the age of 29. Kruse and his Actually, lately he has been a lit­ satile saxaphonist is also working band have signed a contract with tle disappointed at N.O.C.C.A., on an acoustic jazz album, which ACUFF-ROSE, a European com­ finding that some of the kids are should be released in September pany and are on their way to not committed to studying the mus­ with Delfeayo producing. The proj­ London. ic - rather, they want to become ect includes AI Foster, Ron Carter, " We got offers from three major American companies but turned them down because of the way the contracts were worded," Kruse ex­ plained. " But we stuck it out be­ cause we figure we would finally find the right offer. They [the off­ ers] were an indication that we were on to something," he added. Members of the band met when Kruse was a disc jockey at a Metairie nightclub. "Everyone sort of hung out there and pretty soon we all just got together and formed the band," Kruse said. " We have been together for about six or seven years now and we have all paid our dues by playing crummy places and sharing one hotel room," he added. All of the band members have quit their other steady jobs in order to pursue their music interests in the band. "We decided to just have the band as our jobs because we all wanted to hang around the band un­ til it became profitable," Kruse said. Kruse has done voice-overs and instant superstars like their teacher's Larry Willis, Jeff Watts, Marvin appeared in many movies such as sons. But, Mrs. Marsalis points out, 'Smitty' Smith, Charnel Moffett, Quiet Sunday and Cat People. He "you can't talk negatively about the Ira Coleman, and Kenny Kirkland. even performed many of the stunts children of New Orleans," con­ Branford will also be going on a in Cat People. "You know, I've sidering what they can accomplish summer tour of Asia with Carter, done all the frustrated artist stuff," despite all the hurdles they have to Foster, and Herbie Hancock. he said. De La Cerda, the bass overcome. "Don't get me wrong Wynton Marsalis has just finished player, used to be a computer oper­ N.O.C.C.A. has nurtured our chil­ two albums with his new band: Bob ator and Barras, the drummer, used dren," she said, "and we love [di­ Hurst (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts to manage a Shell station. Brain rector] Shirley Trusty Corey." It's (drums), and Marcus Roberts Cayolle, the sax player who has just that, "at this point, jazz in (piano), the same rhythm section only been with the band for a little New Orleans, and really in the that blew away their Snug Harbor over a year, has held jobs ranging whole country, is taking a back audiences a few months ago. J from an auto mechanic to a pro­ seat; it'll come around again in two, Mood should come out in Septem­ fessional blues player. three years." In his first seven ber, but the reel of standards prob­ When not playing a guitar or years at the school, Ellis was ably won't be released until '87. singing, Kruse deals in guitars. spoiled with a "great crop" of stu­ Delfeayo himself has one more "Ever since I was 15 years old, I dents, many of whom became pro­ year left at Berkley, and though have been a vintage guitar dealer. fessionals - including Stanley drummer Jason is not recording yet, That is how I got to meet everyone Stevens, Chris Severin, Julian Gar­ they're all pretty proud of this little in the music business. Whenever cia, and the Jazz Couriers. But at brother, too. anyone wanted a vintage guitar, this time, because he's at the mid­ they came to see me," he said.