Marcus Strickland
Marcus Strickland (born February 24, 1979 in Gainesville (Florida) ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Strickland, the son of an orchestral percussionist , grew up in Miami . In 1997 he came to New York , where he gained experience with bands such as The Carnegie Hall Big Band , The Mingus Band , The Village Vanguard Band , the Tom Harrell Big Band , the Milt Jackson Big Band , The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Reggie Workmans African American Legacy Band garnered. He also worked with Dave Douglas , Jeff Tain Watts , David Weiss and Michael Carvin and for five years with drummer Roy Haynes . With Haynes and Douglas he recorded two Grammy- nominated albums ( Fountain of Youth and Keystone ). In 2019 he was a member of Ben Williams' band .
Strickland recorded two albums ( At last and Brotherhood ) on Fresh Sound Records, and the double CD Twi-Life was released on his own label Strick Muzik . On all albums he works with his twin brother, drummer EJ Strickland (Enoch Jamal Strickland).
Discographic notes
- At Last ( Fresh Sound Records , 2001) with EJ Strickland, Robert Glasper , Brandon Owens
- Brotherhood (Fresh Sound, 2002) with EJ Strickland, Robert Glasper, Brandon Owens, Jeremy Pelt
- Twi-Life (2006) Disc 1 with EJ Strickland, Robert Glasper, Vicente Archer ; Disc 2 with EJ Strickland, Lage Lund , Brad Jones
- Open Reel Deck (2007)
- Triumph of the Heavy Vol. 1 & 2 (Strick Muzik, 2011)
- Twi-Life - Nihil Novi (2016)
- People of the Sun ( Blue Note Records / Revive Music, 2018)
- Christian McBride : Christian McBride's New Jawn (2018)
Web links
- Homepage of Marcus Strickland
- Entry (Encyclopedia of Jazz)
- Works by and about Marcus Strickland in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Strickland, Marcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gainesville (Florida) |