Anita Sorensen Jazz Week: Marshall Gilkes with the UW Contemporary Jazz & Blue Note Ensembles

ANITA SORENSEN JAZZ WEEK:  MARSHALL GILKES WITH THE UW CONTEMPORARY JAZZ AND BLUE NOTE ENSEMBES.  Over the course of the past 20 years, Marshall Gilkes has established himself as one of the world’s preeminent trombonists.  A nonpareil artist at the forefront of brass playing, his virtuosic command of the instrument, marked by a warm and enveloping tone, Herculean chops, astounding flexibility and awe-inspiring range, place him in a league of his own. . Directed by Johannes Wallmann, the CJE consists of 2–3 frontline instruments (trumpets, trombones, saxophones, other woodwinds or high strings), 1–2 comping instruments (piano, guitar, vibraphone), bass, and drums. This small group performs contemporary, mainstream jazz repertoire from the last two decades (such as the music of Dave Douglas, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Wheeler, Chris Potter, David Binney, Dave Holland, and Brian Blade) as well as student compositions.  Directed by Chad McCullough, the BNE is small jazz group that employs a similar ensemble configuration and performs music from the post-bop jazz period of the 1950s and 1960s (such as the music of Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, or Art Blakey). Each semester primarily focuses on the music of a single jazz artist.Hamel Music Center, 740 University Ave.  7:30pm.  Free admission.