Touring
2024
Dec 5-7 Battle Creek, Michigan with Brass Band of Battle Creek
Dec 26-31 Dizzy's Club New York with Carlos Henriquez Nonet
2025
Jan 9-21 Japan tour with Makoto Ozone and No Name Horses
Jan 21-25 Cologne, Germany with WDR Big Band
Jan 31 Athens, GA Georgia Music Educators Conference with North Gwinnett HS
Feb 6-8 Salem, OR guest artist at West Salem Jazz Festival
Feb 13-15 Grants Pass, OR Guest artist at Grants PAss Jazz Festival
Feb 20-22nd Rexburg, Idaho Guest Artist for BYU Idaho Jazz Festival
March 14-15 Durham, NH Guest Artist for UNH Clark Terry Jazz Festival
March 18-23 Blue Note, NY with Billy Cobham septet
March 25-30 Sao Paolo Brazil
April 2-4 Shenendehowa, NY Shenendehowa Jazz Festival
April 12-13 State College, PA Penn State Trombone Day
June 27-31 Birdland NY with Maria Schneider Orchestra
August 18th-22nd Rio De Janiero, Brazil
September 1 Singapore with Slide Monsters
September 3 Bangkok, Thailand with Slide Monsters
September 5 Hong Kong with Slide Monsters
September 6-7 Shanghai, China with Slide Monsters
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About
Over the course of the past 20 years, Marshall Gilkes has established himself as one of the world’s preeminent trombonists. A nonpareil artist at the forefront of brass playing, his virtuosic command of the instrument, marked by a warm and enveloping tone, Herculean chops, astounding flexibility and awe-inspiring range, place him in a league of his own. With an incredible work ethic focused and shaped through his Juilliard training, Gilkes quickly became a force to be reckoned with, earning serious praise when he arrived on the scene near the dawn of the millennium.
His debut leader date—2004’s Edenderry--was an instant head-turner, presenting ear-catching compositions showcasing dexterous slide work and an appreciation for high-level interplay. Released on the heels of his appearance as a finalist in the 2003 Thelonious Monk Institute International Trombone Competition, it served as a clear indicator of Gilkes’ emerging artistry.