Marquis Hill

Marquis Hill “Blacktet Revisited” | Concert Hailing from Chicago’s rich musical tradition and having made his mark on the global stage after winning the Thelonious Monk Competition, widely regarded as the most prestigious jazz competition in the world, trumpeter Marquis Hill will perform with his band Blacktet at Komünite on October 17 at 9:30 PM. Drawing on a deep-rooted jazz tradition that spans from the dramatic silences of Miles Davis to the virtuosity of Clifford Brown, Hill is praised by leading music authorities such as The New Yorker and DownBeat for his distinctive style that breaks away from the genre’s conventions. Blending classic jazz with hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, and the Chicago house sounds of the city where he was born and raised, Hill sees all these styles as “different branches of the same tree” and brings them together in a high-energy musical experience on stage.