Marshall Gilkes w/SCC Jazz Orchestra at The Nash

7:30pm – 10:00pm. Special guest trombonist and composer Marshall Gilkes will perform with the Scottsdale Ccommunity College Jazz Orchestra and play music from his latest CD. "Koln" was recorded with the prestigious WDR Big Band, which is based in Germany. Gilkes currently plays in the Maria Schneider Orchestra and David Berger's Sultans of Swing. He is also a member of the internationally acclaimed Edmar Castañeda Trio. He plays a wide range of musical styles and has performed with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stanley Turrentine, and Benny Golson. In the Latin music community, he has performed with Machito, Giovanni Hidalgo, Chico O'Farrill and Tito Nieves among others...

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7:30pm – 10:00pm. Special guest trombonist and composer Marshall Gilkes will perform with the Scottsdale Ccommunity College Jazz Orchestra and play music from his latest CD. "Koln" was recorded with the prestigious WDR Big Band, which is based in Germany. Gilkes currently plays in the Maria Schneider Orchestra and David Berger's Sultans of Swing. He is also a member of the internationally acclaimed Edmar Castañeda Trio. He plays a wide range of musical styles and has performed with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stanley Turrentine, and Benny Golson. In the Latin music community, he has performed with Machito, Giovanni Hidalgo, Chico O'Farrill and Tito Nieves among others. He also played in the 2000-2001 National and Japanese tours of the Broadway show "Swing!". The SCC Jazz Orchestra performs under the direction of Eric Rasmussen, Director of Instrumental Music in the school's Music Department. The orchestra offers a unique mix of cutting-edge big band music as well as jazz big-band favorites. Orchestra members feature both promising young Valley musicians and several of the area's most seasoned jazz veterans. Admission: $20, $15 Students w/ ID; B.Y.O.B., www.thenash.org, (602) 795-0464.

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