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Saxophonists · b. 1979

Marcus Strickland

American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist

Born: 24 February 1979
Gainesville
Country: United States
Active: 1997–
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Marcus Strickland is a jazz musician who plays saxophone. Marcus Strickland was born on 24 February 1979 in Gainesville. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Marcus Strickland (born February 24, 1979) is an American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Miami. Down Beat magazine's Critics' Poll named him 'Rising Star on Tenor Saxophone' in 2010 and 'Rising Star on Soprano Saxophone' in 2008. JazzTimes magazine's Reader's Poll named him 'Best New Artist' in 2006. He placed third in the 2002 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Additionally, he teaches jazz saxophone at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. His band and concept project, Twi-Life deals with the connection and intersection between jazz and Soul & Hip Hop as inspired by the J Dilla aesthetic of intricacy, “drunk drumming” and tonal nuance. Strickland becomes beat maker, composer as well as saxophonist on these projects.

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