Marcus Gilmore's Journey to the New

A leading drummer drops a "Live at the Village Vanguard" debut.

May 13, 2025

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For the last 20 years, one barometer for excellence in improvised music has been the rhythmic involvement of Marcus Gilmore.

A drummer of slashing exactitude and sensitive equilibrium, Gilmore has the rare ability to turn any group into a floating island: suspended, self-sufficient, fantastical. He did this for years in the Vijay Iyer Trio, and in Steve…

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