Marcus's creative ensemble featuring straight ahead jazz with Middle Eastern influences and band members from Baltimore, NY, and Michigan!

The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra

Todd Marcus - bass clarinet
Troy Roberts - tenor sax
Brent Birckhead - alto sax & flute
Russell Kirk - alto sax
Alex Norris - trumpet
Javier Nero - trombone
Xavier Davis - piano
Jeff Reed - bass
Eric Kennedy - drums

A powerful nonet with compositions and arrangements that create a rich sound in music that incorporates straight-ahead jazz with other influences from classical to Middle-Eastern themes of Marcus's Egyptian heritage. The music explores a range of moods while swinging hard and showcasing the diverse soloists in the ensemble.

“Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist working in straight-ahead jazz today…[and] lives in Baltimore, where he is a guiding light on the city’s jazz scene who doubles as an activist and organizer.” --- The New York Times