UNC Faculty Jazz with guest, Jason Marshall

Name: UNC Faculty Jazz with guest, Jason Marshall
Start: 2026-02-26T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Sharp 9 Gallery

Schedule

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Sharp 9 Gallery | Durham, NC

Jason Marshall is a premiere voice on the baritone saxophone, rooted in the bebop tradition yet deeply expansive in his musical curiosity. Based in New York City since 2003, he has built a wide-reaching career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator, and cultural voice. His work honors the joy, complexity, and legacy of Black American music, spanning styles and generations with integrity and soul.
Over the past two decades, he has brought his artistry to stages around the world, performing and recording with his own ensemble as well as with artists including Roy Hargrove, Aretha Franklin, Deedee Bridgewater, Chaka Khan, Abdullah Ibrahim, Hermeto Pascoal, Kurt Elling, The Roots, The Temptations, Mingus Big Band, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Birdland Big Band, and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. His discography as a leader includes Overt Negritude (2006), Sign the Book (2010), Joy Unspeakable (2020), and New Beginnings (2022, Cellar Live). As a sideman, he has contributed to acclaimed projects including Emergence (Roy Hargrove Big Band), Timeless (Kenny Lattimore), Echoes of Ethnicity (Derrick Gardner), Such Sweet Thunder (Delfeayo Marsalis), Centennial Sessions (Mingus Big Band), Storybook (Birdland Big Band), and Soto Blue (Abdullah Ibrahim).
Jason’s writing extends his role as a cultural historian and thinker. His published essays—on John Coltrane, Hampton Hawes, Lee Morgan, and Stanley Turrentine—honor Black music luminaries and their continued resonance. These reflections are housed at Ivy Style, where his contributions form a bridge between music, culture, and identity.
Jason Marshall - baritone saxophone
Stephen Anderson - piano
Jason Foureman - bass
Dan Davis - drums