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Marcus Gilmore

Marcus Gilmore is a drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader work grows from extensive collaborations in contemporary jazz and new music.

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Career Overview

About Marcus Gilmore

Zildjian’s artist profile documents Gilmore’s work with Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Chick Corea, Roy Hargrove, and other major bandleaders. The manufacturer source establishes his drummer identity without turning that broad sideman history into one project.[1]

Gilmore’s artist-run Bandcamp centers Journey to the New, a live Village Vanguard leader project, and related original music. Label editions with Vijay Iyer Trio and Chick Corea provide recording-level evidence for two important collaborative settings outside his own band.[2][3][4]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, drummer, and composer

Marcus Gilmore leader group

Journey to the New documents Gilmore’s original music in a live Village Vanguard setting under his own name.[2]

Drummer and ensemble member

Vijay Iyer Trio

ECM’s Historicity edition documents Gilmore in the trio with pianist Vijay Iyer and bassist Stephan Crump.[3]

Drummer

Chick Corea collaborations

Gilmore’s manufacturer biography and the Trilogy edition document his work in Corea’s acoustic trio setting.[1][4]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2025

Journey to the New: Live at the Village Vanguard

Leader, drummer, and composer

The artist-run release preserves Gilmore’s leader group and original music in a complete live album.[2]

Release details

2009 · ACT

Historicity

Vijay Iyer Trio drummer

The trio recording documents Gilmore’s long-form interplay with Vijay Iyer and Stephan Crump.[3][1]

Release details

2013 · Stretch Records

Trilogy

Chick Corea Trio drummer

The label edition places Gilmore with Corea and bassist Christian McBride in the acoustic trio.[4][1]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Journey to the New

Stream Gilmore’s artist-authorized live leader album from the Village Vanguard.

Patience: Journey to the New

Open an artist-posted track introducing Gilmore’s leader project and original music.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

No current Jazz DateBook dates are listed for Marcus Gilmore. The career guide remains available while the calendar changes.

Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Instrument-maker artist profile and collaborations

    Zildjian

  2. [2] Artist-run leader recording

    Marcus Gilmore

  3. [3] Historicity trio edition

    ECM Records

  4. [4] Trilogy album personnel

    Concord