Chicago’s deep-rooted music culture gave rise to Marquis Hill, a trumpeter who gained global recognition by winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Hill and his group, Blacktet, take the stage at Komünite on October 17 at 9:30 PM.
Backed by a rich jazz tradition that stretches from Miles Davis’s dramatic pauses to Clifford Brown’s virtuosity, the artist is praised by music authorities like The New Yorker and DownBeat for a clean style that breaks genre clichés.
Hill blends classic jazz with hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, and the sounds of Chicago house—the city he calls home. He views all these styles as "different branches of the same tree" and delivers a high-energy musical feast on stage.
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