Marshall Gilkes
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marshall Allan Gilkes |
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September 30, 1978 Camp Springs, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Associated acts | WDR Big Band |
| Website | www |
Marshall Gilkes (born September 30, 1978) is an American jazz trombonist and composer.
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 conductor of the Air Force Academy Band. 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 Patterson University. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School. His teachers include Joseph Alessi, Conrad Herwig, Buddy Baker, Ed Neumeister, and Wycliffe Gordon.
In 2003, Gilkes was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.
Gilkes played in the Maria Schneider Orchestra and David Berger's Sultans of Swing. He is a member of the Edmar Castañeda Trio. He has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stanley Turrentine, and Benny Golson. In the Latin music community, he has performed with Machito,Giovanni Hidalgo, Chico O'Farrill, Tito Nieves, Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, Raulin Rosendo, Ray Sepúlveda, Eddie Santiago, José Alberto, and Iroko La Banda. He played in the 2000–2001 National and Japanese tours of the Broadway show Swing!.
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