Jazz Legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. Was A Member Of Phi Beta Sigma

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Jazz Legend Ellis Marsalis Jr. Was A Member Of Phi Beta Sigma

Did you know that New Orleans Jazz icon Ellis Marsalis Jr. was a member of Phi Beta Sigma? Marsalis pledged the Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Dillard University. Ellis Marsalis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1934. Ellis grew up playing saxophone and played up until college. He decided to pursue the piano during his […]

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