MJI PRESENTS: GABRIEL WADE QUINTET

Join us for a special performance by a tight-knit ensemble active on the Chicago jazz scene, performing at venues such as the Jazz Showcase.

The Gabriel Wade Quintet is composed of a group of friends who first connected at Northern Illinois University, though they hail from various parts of the United States. This dynamic ensemble features Jared Schultz on alto saxophone, Isaiah Jones Jr. on piano, Nat Lin on bass, Jonathan Garrett on drums, with Gabriel Wade on trumpet.

Little Rock, Arkansas, native Gabriel Wade is a versatile trumpeter, pianist, and educator with a rich performance history. He has shared the stage with iconic ensembles and artists such as the Count Basie Orchestra, as well as Chicago staples like the Clif Wallace Big Band, Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra, Marlene Rosenberg Quartet, and the Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective.

As a sideman, he has appeared at notable venues, colleges, and festivals across the United States, including various colleges in Wyoming; Dazzle (Denver, CO); the Bop Stop (Cleveland, OH); Merriman’s Playhouse (South Bend, IN); the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts (Milwaukee, WI); the Elmhurst Jazz Festival (Elmhurst, IL); and the Chicago Jazz Festival (Chicago, IL). As a bandleader, he has performed on stages in Arkansas, Milwaukee, and Illinois, including Chicago’s Fulton Street Collective, Andy’s Jazz Club, and the Jazz Showcase.

Recent achievements include qualifying as a semi-finalist in the Jazz Improvisation Division for the International Trumpet Guild’s 2024 and 2025 Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition, being selected for the prestigious 2024 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy Big Band led by artistic director Christian McBride, and earning 1st place in the 2024 Tom Williams Jazz Division of the National Trumpet Competition.

Gabriel Wade is also an avid music educator. His roles include Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Harper College (Palatine, IL) and College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL), Trumpet Instructor for the Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School (Chicago, IL), Combo Instructor for the Milwaukee Jazz Institute (Milwaukee, WI), and trumpet/piano teacher at the Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts (DeKalb, IL).

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