..."a kind of pure, extremely musical percussion. He spends time inside rhythmic patterns that are complex but not flashy; he sounds as if he's knocking down the formalized patterns of
jazz drumming and starting from scratch."
— New York Times

*Grammy Awards of 1986

Wynton Marsalis for Black Codes From the Underground performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group

*Grammy Awards of 1987

Wynton Marsalis for J Mood performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group

*Grammy Awards of 1988

Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group

*Grammy Awards of 1993

Branford Marsalis for I Heard You Twice the First Time performed by the Branford Marsalis Group

*Grammy Awards of 2001

Branford Marsalis for Contemporary Jazz performed by the Branford Marsalis Quartet

VOTED BEST DRUMMER, MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE, 1988 & 1993