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Marcus Strickland
A central fixture of New York City’s jazz scene since the 1990s, Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland continues to morph as an artist, consistently releasing tracks about relevant topics as times change. Growing up in Miami, FL hearing his identical twin brother E.J. Strickland and his lawyer father both play the drums, Strickland developed a unique familiarity with many instruments. He received a scholarship to attend The New School and moved to New York in 1997, paving the way for his involvement in New York City’s freshly budding ‘90s jazz and hip-hop scenes. Strickland launched his own label, Strick Muzik, in 2006, and was signed to the legendary Blue Note Records in 2015. In his band, Twi-Life, which exists at the intersection of hip-hop and jazz, Strickland is a multi-instrumentalist, beat maker, and composer. After releasing his album Twi-Life on his own label in 2006, he was named “Best New Artist” in the JazzTimes Readers’ Poll. Strickland’s albums often combine many genres like hip-hop, Afro-beat, funk, jazz, rock, and jungle. He has performed consistently at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York among other legendary venues, with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Nicholas Payton, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride's New Jawn & Chucho Valdez "La Creación,” Keyon Harrold, and Mos Def, etc. As an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Studio Music at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, he splits his time between Miami and New York.

Songs

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Alive
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life
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On My Mind (Remix) (feat. Bilal, Pharoahe Monch & Greg Tate)
Marcus Strickland Twi-Life
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Celia
Lage Lund
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Three for Her
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Cycle
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life

Albums

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Triumph of the Heavy, Vol. 1

2011
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It's About Time

2003
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Triumph of the Heavy, Vol. 2

2011
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Nihil Novi

2016
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Idiosyncrasies

2009
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Open Reel Deck

2007
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Twi-Life (2 CDs)

2006
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Twi-Life

2006

Singles & EPs

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Amygdala

Single • 2022
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Matter (feat. Christie Dashiell)

Single • 2022
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On My Mind (feat. Bilal, Pharoahe Monch & Greg Tate)

Single • 2018
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Timing

Single • 2018

Videos

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On My Mind (Remix) (feat. Greg Tate, Bilal & Pharoahe Monch)

Marcus Strickland • 115K views

Live performances

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Marcus Strickland Quartet plays "My Favorite Things"

Marcus Strickland • 5.5K views
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Marcus Strickland Trio performing "Dawn" in Geneva, Switzerland

Marcus Strickland • 4.3K views
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The Marcus Strickland Quartet - Ertegün Series.flv

Marcus Strickland • 872 views
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Marcus Strickland Trio - "Prime" Live at Firehouse 12 part 2

Marcus Strickland • 2.9K views
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Marcus Strickland Twi-Life Group @ Small's 04/19/08 Part1

Marcus Strickland • 8.7K views
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Marcus Strickland Quartet live at Nu Spirit Club (Bratislava, Slovakia) - short edit

Marcus Strickland • 1.2K views

Playlists by Marcus Strickland

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Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life Live @ NueJazz Festival 2016

Playlist • Marcus Strickland • 230 views

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