Marquis Hill

trumpet, flugelhorn · 1987 · Chicago

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader born in Chicago in 1987, whose playing draws on hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house, neo-soul and jazz. He won the Thelonious Monk Institute International Trumpet Competition in 2014.

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Styles

• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• The Way We Play / Minority (2016)
• Moon Rays (2016)
• Beep Durple (2016)
• Fly Little Bird Fly (2016)

Sources

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