Jazz Nights: Todd Marcus Quartet
Fri, Oct 04
|Jim Thorpe
Todd Marcus is one of the few artists worldwide to focus on the bass clarinet as a main instrument in modern jazz with his small and large ensembles. Featuring: Todd Marcus - bass clarinet, Charlie Ballantine - guitar, Evan Gregor - bass, Hugh Kline - drums
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Jim Thorpe, 268 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, USA
Guests
About the event
Bass clarinetist/composer is one of the few jazz artists worldwide to focus their work primarily on the bass clarinet.Todd Marcus
Though use of bass clarinet in jazz typically leans heavily towards avant-garde and free-jazz styles, Marcus’ straight-ahead playing has carved out a unique voice for the instrument in modern jazz. His music swings hard with both a fiery and introspective intensity but also maintains a strong lyrical sensibility.
Marcus has annually been voted a ’s Annual Critics Poll since 2013 and writes, “Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist working in straight-ahead jazz today…[and] lives in Baltimore, where he is a guiding light on the city’s jazz scene who doubles as an activist and organizer.” Rising Star in Downbeat MagazineThe New York Times
The Washington Post adds, “Listeners won’t have any trouble recognizing Marcus’s compelling gifts for composing and arranging.”
Marcus actively leads small ensembles such as the Todd…