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 More
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 … Read More
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 … 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. … Read More
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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
