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Marques Carroll

Chicago based trumpeter Marques Carroll is keeping the tradition of jazz alive while pushing the genre forward into exciting new territory. A bold performer and passionate educator, he is dedicated to preserving the authentic culture of jazz and spreading his holistic love of music around the world. Born into a musical family in St. Louis, Marques fell in love with the trumpet when he was only 8 years old. His grandfather worked with jazz legend Clark Terry who would become a major influence on the young musician. Marques grew up absorbing the blues of Louis Armstrong and the laid back sounds of Miles Davis, eventually going on to study jazz performance at DePaul University

Album

Live at Radio Artifact

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Witch Hunt; ChiTown; Lil Lady; Smash; Jay Tee; Party Song

Album

Elemental (Live)

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Elemental; Tidal Force; Fuel the Flame; Tectonic Shift; Inhale. Exhale; Balance

Album

Not Quite Yet

Label: 122 Myrtle Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Born to Be Blue; Someone To Light Up My Life; Make Me Rainbows; The Angels Have Gone; Remind Me; No One Ever Tells You; Invitation; The Island; Taking a Chance on Love; On A Wonderful Day Like Today; That's All; Searching; I Remember; No Plan.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jaki Byard, Gabor Szabo and Rare Carla Bley

Read "Jaki Byard, Gabor Szabo and Rare Carla Bley" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


An eclectic show from July 2021 that encompasses a range of music that includes Jaki Byard, Cowboys & Frenchmen, Little Miss Cornshucks and a rare Carla Bley track. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Arturo ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

August 2022: Higher Ground

Read "August 2022: Higher Ground" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


DO'A Higher Grounds Outside In Music 2022 Polymath composer, guitarist and pianist, DO'A, possesses an embarrassment of talent equal only to the smoky and concealed mystery surrounding her and her provocative moniker. Her voice is deeply alto: dusky, rich, and indulgent, like dark chocolate, full of crepuscular secrets and seductive ...

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The Ancestors' Call

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Ancestors' Call Upon Us; Generational Response; Assemble The Enlightened; Beyond The Battle; Urgency; Aries Goddess (For Consuela and the Fallen); Resolution For US; The Ancestors' Final Words.

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Article: Year in Review

Jerome Wilson's Best Recordings of 2021

Read "Jerome Wilson's Best Recordings of 2021" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Despite all the continuing crises in the world, great creative music flourished in 2021 as it always seems to do. There were some artists like Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer who continued their regular flow of excellent releases, other veterans like Charnett Moffett and Pharoah Sanders who came out with powerful statements and new voices ...

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Article: Album Review

Marques Carroll: The Ancestors' Call

Read "The Ancestors' Call" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This is the debut album from Chicago-based trumpeter Marques Carroll and he uses it to address very specific concerns—the ongoing struggle for identity and freedom that African-Americans have been going through in the USA for centuries. He does this in compositions that represent a dialogue between generations, music that reaches back to the spiritual jazz of ...

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Video

Aries Goddess

Featuring the music of Marques Carroll
Duration: 6:27

"Aries Goddess (For Consuela and the Fallen)" is a new video from ace Chicago trumpeter Marques Carroll. Featured on his debut album The Ancestors' Call, this moving composition was written for the mothers of victims of gun violence. The bandleader notes that “[it] happens all too often, whether it is by street violence or by the hands of those who are supposed to serve and protect. This piece is for all of our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives on this soil.”

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