Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Addy akatanga kuona Marsalis achiridza paterevhizheni muna 1981 achiridza neboka reorchestra uye akaororwa ne"mudzimu nokuzvipira" kwomuimbi muduku uyu. Addy akaudza mudzimai wake panguva iyoyo kuti rimwe zuva aizoshanda naMarsalis. Vaimbi vaviri vakasangana muna 1993 pakugadzwa kwekutanga kwaBill Clinton
, apo vaifanira kuita pachikuva chimwe chete ndokusangana mudzimba dzokupfeka. Addy akaudza Marsalis kuti aimuda uye akati "nechivimbo" kuti rimwe zuva vaizoshanda pamwe chete. Mushure memusangano wokutanga iwoyo, Marsalis akapinda mumitambo yeOdadaa! kwemakore maviri akatevedzana kuWorld Music Institute muNew York City. Vaimbi vaviri pakupedzisira vakatanga kushanda pamwechete muna 2003, pachirongwa chakanzi "Africa Jazz", inomiririra muunganidzwa wezvakanyorwa naAddy uye zvidimbu zvejazi zvaMarsalis. Basa racho rakaitwa muna 2003 neJazz paLincoln Center Orchestra uye Odadaa! paColumbia University.