ArtistInfo

Marcus Strickland

ts, *1979 US, Gainesville, Florida
Musician / Songwriter / Producer of Jazz

Marcus Strickland (born 1979 in Gainesville, Florida) is a jazz soprano, alto and tenor saxophonist who grew up in Miami, Florida who currently lives in New York. Down Beat Magazine's Critic's Poll named Marcus 'Rising Star on Tenor Saxophone' in '10 and 'Rising Star on Soprano Saxophone' in '08 and JazzTimes Magazine's Reader's Poll named him 'Best New Artist' in '06, he placed third in the 2002 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition.

Instruments

• Tenor sax
• Soprano sax
• Saxophone
• Bass Clarinet
• Alto sax

Genres

• Jazz
• Soundtrack
• Hip-Hop/Rap
• R&B/Soul

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