Marshall Gilkes

International Visiting Professor of Trombone

Marshall studied at Julliard on the jazz programme while simultaneously completing classical studies with Joe Alessie. Since settling in New York in 1998 he has played and recorded with a staggering number of artists and ensembles, including spending four years in Germany as a member of the WDR Big Band (2010 – 2013), with which he recorded two Grammy-nominated albums: Köln and Always Forward.