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 conductor of the Air Force Academy Band. Due to his father's military profession, Gilkes had a rather itinerant upbringing in Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, and Colorado.

Gilkes received his early musical training at the Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Northern Colorado, and William Patterson University. He holds a bachelor's of music degree from the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

. His teachers include Joseph Alessi

Joseph Alessi

Joseph Alessi is a world-renowned, primarily classical, trombonist; he is the current Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and an active soloist, teacher/clinician and recording artist. Alessi is considered the finest player in modern times....

, Conrad Herwig

Conrad Herwig

Conrad Herwig is a jazz trombonist from New York City in the United States. He has recorded 20 albums as a leader.-Biography:He began his career in Clark Terry's band in the early 1980s and has been a featured member in the Joe Henderson Sextet, Tom Harrell’s Septet and Big Band, and the Joe...

, Bud Baker, Ed Neumeister

Ed Neumeister

Composer and jazz trombonist Ed Neumeister frequently tours Europe, Japan and the U.S. writing for and performing as guest soloist with bands and orchestras as well as performing solo, duo, trio and quartet concerts....

, and Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon is a jazz trombonist. He also plays didgeridoo, trumpet, tuba, piano and sings.In 1995, he re-orchestrated the theme song for NPR's All Things Considered...

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In 2003, Marshall Gilkes was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.

Gilkes currently plays in the Maria Schneider Orchestra and David Berger's Sultans of Swing. He is also a member of the internationally acclaimed Edmar Castañeda

Edmar Castañeda

Edmar Castañeda is a Colombian harpist. He performs his own compositions as well as tapping into native Music of Colombia, Music of Venezuela; Joropo and Music of Argentina, Zamba. He tours regularly as the leader of the Edmar Castañeda Trio, together with David Silliman on drums/percussion and...

 Trio. His performance experience encompasses a wide range of musical styles; he has performed with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine

Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...

, and Benny Golson

Benny Golson

Benny Golson is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger.-Biography:While in high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Golson played with several other promising young musicians, including John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, and...

. In the Latin music community, he's performed with Machito

Machito

Machito , born as Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, was an influential Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music...

, Giovanni Hidalgo

Giovanni Hidalgo

Giovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz.-Early years:Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he received his primary education. His grandfather had also been a musician as well as his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", who was...

, Chico O’Farrell, Tito Nieves

Tito Nieves

Humberto "Tito" Nieves became one of the leading Salsa singers of the 1980s and the early 1990s....

, Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, Raulin Rosendo

Raulin Rosendo

A Dominican Republic-born singer transplanted to New York City, salsa star Raulín Rosendo was born in Santo Domingo on August 30, 1957. Steeped in the rhythms of Afro-Antilles music throughout his childhood, he began his performing career at the age of 12 as a member of the merengue group El Chivo...

, Ray Sepulveda, Eddie Santiago

Eddie Santiago

Eddie Santiago is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico. At a young age, Eddie demonstrated great love for salsa music...

, José Alberto

José Alberto

José Alberto is a Dominican salsa singer. José Alberto moved to Puerto Rico with his family at the age of 7, and inspired by Latin music went on to polish his singing at Las Antillas Military Academy...

, and Iroko La Banda. Additionally, he played in the 2000-2001 National and Japanese tours of the Broadway show "Swing!

Swing!

Swing! is a musical conceived by Paul Kelly with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz , including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, William "Count" Basie, Benny Goodman and others...

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Gilkes has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America. Previous performance engagements include the Umbria Jazz Festival, Vienna Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, Tokyo's Orchard Hall, and the Moscow Conservatory. In March 2008, Gilkes was invited to perform with legendary jazz drummer Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham

William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s....

 and the Adelaide Philharmonic at the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts

Adelaide Festival of Arts

The Adelaide Festival of Arts is an arts festival held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Although locally considered to be one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts, that is internationally renowned and the pre-eminent cultural event in Australia, it is actually...

 in Australia. He was a guest performer at the International Trombone Festival May 28–31, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

With the exception of one track, Marshall Gilkes composed all new original material for his 2004 record, "Edenderry." The album received excellent reviews from, among others, Jazz Times, All About Jazz, and the Trombone Journal.

Discography

• Edenderry (2004)
• John Fedchock
  John Fedchock
  John Fedchock is an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.Fedchock studied at Ohio State University and the Eastman School of Music. He worked for several years in the Woody Herman Orchestra in the 1980s, and was particularly noted for his arrangements during this time...
  
   New York Big Band "Up and Running" (2007)
• Ryan Keberle "Double Quartet" (2007)
• Maria Schneider "Sky Blue" (2007)
• Edmar Castaneda "Cuarto de Colores" (2005)
• David Berger & the Sultans of Swing "Marlowe" (2004)
• The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra "Live at the Blue Note" (2004)
• Lost Words (2008)

External links

• Official Website
• "Edenderry" by Michael P. Gladstone, www.allaboutjazz.com.
• "Edenderry" - Reviews at CD Baby
• "Profiles in Greatness"
• "My Podcast Debut" by Laura Palotie, Peeking through the curtain.