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Return Of The Student

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Duration: 03:31

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Live @ Andy's Jazz Club

Featuring the music of Marquis Hill
Duration: 14:17

Marquis Hill Blacktet featuring Christopher McBride-sax, Justin Thomas-vibes, Joshua Ramos-bass, Makaya McCraven-drums, with special guest Jean Caze-trumpet, performing @ Andy's Jazz Club for "The Poet" CD release party on September 6, 2013.

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"The Poet," 3rd CD By Rising Star Trumpeter Marquis Hill, To Be Released Oct. 22

"The Poet," 3rd CD By Rising Star Trumpeter Marquis Hill, To Be Released Oct. 22

Already an established presence in his native Chicago, trumpeter/composer Marquis Hill will see his star continue to rise on the national jazz scene with the release of The Poet, his third CD in as many years. The dynamic session, featuring his working band, the Blacktet, is due October 22 from Skiptone Music. Hill spent considerable time ...

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Matt Ulery's Loom: Wake An Echo

Read "Wake An Echo" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Cinematic, soundtrack, and similar film related words are often used to describe Chicago bassist Matt Ulery's work. Ulery's compositions are certainly inspired by the 7th art and over the course of six years, and as many albums, they have achieved a complex texture that induces a sublime and pleasant synesthesia. Listening to his 2013 Wake An ...

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Jeff Hamilton with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble: Time Passes On

Read "Time Passes On" reviewed by Edward Blanco


One of the premier college jazz bands in the country joins forces with one of the most significant big band drummers alive today for Time Passes On, as the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble invites Grammy Award-winning drummer Jeff Hamilton for a live recording at Chicago's legendary Jazz Showcase. Under the leadership of Bob Lark, a renowned ...

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New Gospel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: Law and Order; The Believer; New Gospel; Autumn; A Portrait of Fola; The Thump; Bass Solo; Goodbye Fred.

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Portrait Of Lola

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Duration: 04:10

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Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble: The Prairie Prophet

Read "The Prairie Prophet" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


The Velvet Lounge in Chicago, opened by Fred Anderson in the 1980s, is well-known for the adventurous bands it presents. Time cannot encapsulate the number of bands that played there, fueling an ongoing interest in free jazz. Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins was one who found a welcoming stage; he now pays tribute to Anderson, who died in ...

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Marquis Hill: New Gospel

Read "New Gospel" reviewed by Alex Marianyi


There's a new generation of jazz musicians brewing on the Chicago jazz scene, and with New Gospel, Marquis Hill has solidified himself as one of its leading trumpet players. Joined by several other young Chicago jazz musicians, Hill makes a bold move by filling his entire first release with his own compositions. Hill's ...

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Marquis Hill - New Gospel (2011)

Marquis Hill - New Gospel (2011)

Taking in the first solo steps by a budding jazz talent is usually an excursion into a fresh new discovery. Most of time, these performances are polished and if there's originals, they can be surprisingly well developed. Maybe this shouldn't be all that surprising, because before a jazz musician makes that big step into leading a ...


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