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217 Today: Branford Marsalis scales jazz back to the basics

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Branford Marsalis performs during the Ellis Marsalis Family Tribute at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in New Orleans.
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Friday, January 26, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • Illinois Senate President Don Harmon says he’s focused on getting a balanced budget passed during the spring legislative session.
  • Illinois public health officials are offering grants to help train more people to provide reproductive health care.
  • Illinois consumer advocates are applauding a new federal rule designed to reduce overdraft fees charged by banks.
  • The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team lost at home last night to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Grammy award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis about coming into his own as a renowned performer.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting contributed by Jim Meadows, Katie O’Connell, Colin Hislope and Kimberly Schofield. 

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.