About
He started out as one of Chicago’s most thrilling young trumpeters. Now he’s an internationally renowned musician, composer and bandleader. Marquis Hill has worked tirelessly to break down the barriers that divide musical genres. Furthermore, he synthesizes essential elements of the profound African American creative heritage he’s a part of. Hill’s music encompasses contemporary and classic jazz, hip-hop, R&B, Chicago house and neo-soul. “It all comes from the same tree,” he says. “They simply blossomed from different branches.”