Marquis Hill (born April 15, 1987) is an American jazz

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from Chicago, Illinois. His musical style stems from African-American music, incorporating hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house and neo-soul to jazz. In 2014 Hill won the

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of Jazz International Trumpet Competition. He strongly advocates for the education of the next generation of musicians through active mentoring, treating the music he creates as a living art.

Biography

Marquis Hill was born on the south side of Chicago in 1987. As a child, Hill first began playing the drums in the 4th grade but switched to trumpet playing in the 6th grade after hearing his older cousin practice her trumpet in the same building. After his band director, Diane Ellis, gave him a recording of Lee Morgan's

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he fell in love with jazz. Other early influences of Hill include

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, Woody Shaw, and

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. In High School, Hill studied trumpet with Pharez Whitted as well as

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Education

Hill attended Northern Illinois University to study Music Education for his undergraduate where he studied trumpet with

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and worked closely with Ron Carter. Hill was recruited to Northern Illinois University by Carter via the now defunct

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. After completing his undergraduate at Northern Illinois University, he received his master's degree in Jazz Education from DePaul University. Upon graduating from DePaul, Hill moved to New York City in 2014.

Notable Accomplishments

Hill is the winner of several prestigious music awards. In 2012, he won first place in the International Trumpet Guild's Jazz Improvisation Competition. In 2013, he won first in the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition and in 2014, Hill won the

of Jazz International Trumpet Competition. Winning the Thelonious Monk competition also resulted in a recording contract with Concord Music from which Hill recorded his album The Way We Play.

Recent Activity

Marquis Hill plays with his own group, the Marquis Hill Blacktet which formed in 2011. He has recently toured with

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. In 2022, Hill toured both North America and Europe in conjunction with the release of his album New Gospel Revisited. The album features new arrangements and conceptualizations of his first album, New Gospel, from a decade prior.

Discography

As Leader

* 2022 – New Gospel Revisited (Edition Records) * 2021 – ''Soul Sign Instrumental'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2020 – ''Soul Sign'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2020 – ''Love Tape: With Voices'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2019 – ''Love Tape'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2018 – ''Modern Flows, Vol. 2'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2018 – ''Meditation Tape (King Legend Mic West Takeover)'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2017 – ''Meditation Tape'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2016 – ''The Way We Play'' ( Concord Music Group, Inc.) * 2014 – ''Modern Flows EP, Vol. 1'' ( Skiptone Music) * 2013 – ''The Poet'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2012 – ''Sounds of the City'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2011 – ''New Gospel'' (Marquis Hill)

Singles and EPs

* 2020 – ''They Say This is Love'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2019 – ''Wednesday Love'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2019 – ''To You I Promise'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2018 – ''Kiss and Tell'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2018 – ''Ego vs. Spirit'' ( Black Unlimited Music Group) * 2017 – ''Coming out of the Universe (feat. Marvin Bugulu Smith)'' ( Black On Purpose) * 2017 – ''Fantasy (Tiffany Gouche' cover eat. Harold Green III'' ( Skiptone)

As Side

* 2020 — ''Born To Die'' Robin Mckelle, Doxie Records * 2020 — ''Endless Lawns (feat. Marquis Hill)'' Kurt Elling, Kurt Elling Inc. * 2015 — ''Far From Home'' Boney James Concord Music Group, Inc. * 2018 — ''Sin Sentido (feat. Ana Tijoux and Marquis Hill)'' Stu Mindeman * 2020 — ''EXHALE.als'' ZENG Ropeadope * 2020 — ''Maxwell Street'' Greg Spero, Tiny Records * 2014 — ''Chinchano'' Juan Pastor Chinchano, eyes&ears records * 2020 — ''It's Sunny feat. Marquis Hill'' G. Thomas Allen * 2015 — ''A New Kind of Dance'', Mike Reed's People, Places & Things * 2015 — ''Foundation'' Rajiv Halim * 2014 — ''Perdido'' Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble * 2017 — ''Rocket Love (feat. Marquis Hill & Morris Pleasure)'' J.P. Floyd * 2015 — ''The Return of the Gentleman (feat. Marquis Hill)''

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References

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