by Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz In his ‘Best Recordings of 2021’ list, All About Jazz reviewer Jerome Wilson includes Charnett Moffett’s New Love and Marques Carroll’s The Ancestors’ Call. Read the full article here.
by Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz This is the debut album from Chicago-based trumpeter Marques Carroll and he uses it to address very specific concerns—the ongoing struggle for identity and freedom that African-Americans have been going through in the USA for centuries. He does this in compositions that represent a dialogue between generations, music that reaches back … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog Marques Carroll is a Chicago-based trumpeter, a fluid composer and an astute bandleader. He has composed eight songs that celebrate the importance of recognizing your ancestral history, culture and family. Read more here.
By Editor, All About Jazz “Aries Goddess (For Consuela and the Fallen)” is a new video from ace Chicago trumpeter Marques Carroll. Featured on his debut album The Ancestors’ Call, this moving composition was written for the mothers of victims of gun violence. Check this video out here.
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene! On The Ancestors’ Call, Carroll weaves poignant stories of strength and resilience, integrity and pride, and spirituality and culture over the course of eight original compositions, presenting listeners with a deep spiritual exploration of the African diaspora, told from his own unique perspective and informed by the experiences of his … Read More
By Matt Micucci, Jazziz Chicago-based trumpeter Marques Carroll presents listeners with a deep, spiritual exploration of the African diaspora on The Ancestors Call, out today via JMarq. Read more here.
By Nia I’man Smith, Black Grooves Within the musical canon of the genre traditionally known as “jazz,” Chicago’s legacy as birthplace or training ground for some of the genre’s most innovative and technically adept trumpeters is solidified by musicians such as Ray Nance, Louis Armstrong, Lester Bowie, Marquis Hill, and Corey Wilkes. With his stellar … Read More
By Mike Farmer, bebop spoken here An interesting debut album by St Louis-born trumpeter Marques Carroll was recorded on August 14-16 2020 at Palisade Studios in Chicago, a city that has produced many fine and influential jazz musicians. Carroll composed and arranged all eight tunes and his melodic thoughtful approach, together with his superb sound, … Read More
Celebrated Chicago-Based Trumpeter Marques Carroll Announces the April 16, 2021 Release of His Impassioned Recording Debut, The Ancestors’ Call JMarq Records is proud to announce the April 16, 2021 release of The Ancestors’ Call, the new album from celebrated trumpeter Marques Carroll. Perhaps best known to audiences primarily as a member of the Chicago Soul … Read More
