Marshall Gilkes

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 premier 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.

Since 2004, Gilkes has released eight albums exploring a variety of ensemble settings, including trio, quartet, quintet, brass octet and with jazz combo, and big band formats. He is recognized for his distinctive timbre, sound quality, and technical proficiency, which have contributed to his reputation as a highly regarded musician.

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, CMSgt (ret) Mark Burditt, 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, and the Slide Monsters trombone quartet, which is composed of Eijiro Nakagawa (Japan), Joseph Alessi (USA), Marshall Gilkes (USA), and Brandt Attema (Netherlands). He has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra,

Gilkes has also won the Jazz Times Trombonist of the Year in 2018

Gilkes also teamed up with the renowned trombone company S.E. Shires, to release a custom artist model trombone.

Discography

As leader Edenderry (Alternate Side, 2004) Lost Words (Alternate Side, 2008) Sound Stories (Alternate Side, 2012) Köln (Alternate Side, 2015) with the WDR Big Bandcite web|title=Marshall Gilkes Album Discography AllMusic|url