Marlon Craft with Live Band
About This Event
Marlon Craft appears at Nublu billed as Marlon Craft with Live Band, bringing his lyric-driven songwriting into a jazz-rooted club setting that favors ensemble interplay and direct communication over spectacle. The Live Band, a New York jazz ensemble with performances at the Blue Note and collaborations with Kota the Friend, reframes Craft’s material through rhythm, dynamics and improvisation.
About the Artists
Marlon Craft with Live Band
Marlon Craft appears at Nublu with a live band, shaping his material in a jazz-rooted club setting where ensemble interplay matters. Based in New York City, he works at the crossroads of lyric-driven songwriting and improvisational performance, building sets that can stretch or tighten depending on the room.
Marlon Craft
Marlon Craft is a Manhattan-based rapper and songwriter whose work often carries the cadence of a bandleader, even when the production is spare. After a run of self-released EPs and mixtapes, he issued his first full-length album, *Funhouse Mirror*, in 2019, sharpening a style built on close observation and direct address.
Live Band
Live Band is a dynamic jazz ensemble that has carved out a unique niche in the vibrant tapestry of New York City's music scene. Known for their electrifying performances at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club, they bring a fresh and invigorating approach to jazz that captivates audiences and leaves them yearning for more.