MARQUIS HILL has certainly joined the pride of young lions in Chicago and is already a well-known name on the Chicago jazz scene. After earning a B.A. in Music Education/Jazz Studies, and studying privately at Northern Illinois University, he started performing with top artists such as Dee Alexander, Tito Carrillo, Willie Pickens, Ron Perrillo, Benny Golson, Rodney Whitaker, Steve Turré, Ernest Dawkins, Maurice Brown, Corey Wilkes, Willerm Delisfort, and Brian Lynch. Marquis has toured the U.S and abroad with many different artists and groups including Sirens of Sound, The Delisfort Project, Chicago 12, Bebop Brass, Ronald Carter Big Band, and New Horizons. Marquis recently completed his Masters degree in Jazz Pedagogy. Marquis, on trumpet and flugelhorn, will be joined by BEN PATERSON, organ, and ISAIAH SPENCER, drums.
Website: http://www.marquishill.com/
