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# Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/episode/finding-your-roots-branford-marsalis-and-harry-connick-jr/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-10T05:31:29.000Z
- Description: The family histories of New Orleans musicians Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, Season 1, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_45b7263d-7269-4ae1-887c-1f190de298db, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.16

In the first episode of Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a trip to New Orleans to uncover the genealogical pasts and family histories of well-known musicians Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.