GABRIEL WADE QUINTET Birthday & Album Release Performance at FSC

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Fulton Street Collective presents a birthday and album release performance with GABRIEL WADE QUINTET on Thursday August 6th at 7:30pm. The evening will feature live painting from visual artist TBA. Little Rock, Arkansas native Gabriel Wade is a versatile trumpeter, pianist, and educator with a rich performance history. He's shared the stage with iconic ensembles such as the Count Basie Orchestra and Chicago staples like the Clif Wallace Big Band, Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra, Diego Rodriguez Big Band, Marlene Rosenberg Quartet, and the Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective. As a sideman, he's appeared at notable venues and festivals across the Midwest, including the Elmhurst Jazz Festival and the Chicago Jazz Festival. As a bandleader, he's graced stages in Arkansas and Illinois….Recent achievements include being selected for the prestigious, donor-funded 2024 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy Big Band led by artistic director, Christian McBride, qualifying as a semi-finalist in the Jazz Improvisation Division for the International Trumpet Guild's 2024 and 2025 Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition and earning 1st place in the 2024 Tom Williams Jazz Division of the National Trumpet Competition.

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