After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonist Branford Marsalis left to start his own label.

Early musicians to the label included Miguel Zenón, a Puerto Rican saxophonist, Doug Wamble, a guitarist from Tennessee, and Harry Connick Jr., who, like the Marsalis family, is from New Orleans.

The catalogue also includes Romare Bearden Revealed, a tribute to the visual artist created in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of his work curated by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The series has featured Michael Carvin, Jimmy Cobb, Bob French, and Alvin Batiste.

Marsalis Music receives worldwide distribution and marketing support from Okeh Records.