Marshall Gilkes
Background information
Birth nameMarshall Allan Gilkes
Born(1978-09-30)September 30, 1978
Camp Springs, Maryland, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trombone
Websitewww.marshallgilkes.com

Marshall Gilkes (born September 30, 1978) is an American jazz trombonist and composer.

Biography

Marshall Gilkes was born in Camp Springs, Maryland to a musical family; his mother was a classical vocalist and pianist and his father was a Euphonium player in the US Air Force Band in Washington DC and, later, conductor of several Air Force bands including the US Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs, CO. Due to his father's military profession, he had an itinerant upbringing in Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, and Colorado.

He received his early musical training at the Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Northern Colorado, and William Paterson University. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School. His teachers include Joseph Alessi, Conrad Herwig, Mark Burditt, Buddy Baker, Ed Neumeister, and Wycliffe Gordon.

In 2003, Gilkes was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.[1]

Gilkes played in the Maria Schneider Orchestra[2] and David Berger's Sultans of Swing. He is a member of the Edmar Castañeda Trio, and the Slide Monsters trombone quartet. He has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra,[2] Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stanley Turrentine, and Benny Golson. In the Latin music community, he has performed with Machito,[2] Giovanni Hidalgo, Chico O'Farrill, Tito Nieves, Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, Raulin Rosendo, Ray Sepúlveda, Eddie Santiago, José Alberto "El Canario", and Iroko La Banda. He played in the 2000–2001 National and Japanese tours of the Broadway show Swing!.

Gilkes has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America. Previous performance engagements include the Umbria Jazz Festival, Vienna Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Tokyo's Orchard Hall, and the Moscow Conservatory. In March 2008, he was invited to perform with the jazz drummer Billy Cobham and the Adelaide Philharmonic at the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts in Australia. He was a guest performer at the International Trombone Festival from May 28–31, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

With the exception of one track, he composed new material for his 2004 record, "Edenderry." The album received excellent reviews from, among others, Jazz Times, All About Jazz,[1] and the Trombone Journal.

In 2010, he became a full-time member of the Grammy Award-winning WDR Big Band.

In February 2015, he released his album Köln, his first fronting a big band. Köln received two Grammy nominations for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Best Instrumental Composition.[3]

Discography

As leader

  • Edenderry (Alternate Side, 2005)
  • Lost Words (Alternate Side, 2008)
  • Sound Stories (Alternate Side, 2012)
  • Köln (Alternate Side, 2015), with The WDR Big Band[4]
  • Always Forward (Alternate Side, 2018), with The WDR Big Band[5]
  • Waiting to Continue (Alternate Side, 2020)
  • Cyclic Journey (Alternate Side, 2022)

As sideman

With The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra

With The Ryan Keberle Double Quartet

  • Double Quartet (2007)
  • Heavy Dreaming (2010)

With Edmar Castañeda

  • Cuarto de Colores (2005)
  • Entre Cuerdas (2009)

With David Berger

With others

  • The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra - Live at the Blue Note (2004)
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band - Up and Running (2007)

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Mark (March 13, 2005). "CD/LP Review: Edenderry". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 d'Souza, Jerry (September 23, 2008). "CD/LP Review: Lost Words". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Marshall Gilkes | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marshall Gilkes & The WDR Big Band: Always Forward". AllAboutJazz.com. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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