DownBeat magazine calls New York–based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildsten “irrepressibly spontaneous”.
Bildsten has earned global distinction through her performances with Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Jennifer Hudson, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Mingus Big Band at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Newport Jazz Festival and the Apollo Theater. Her lyrical and swinging style has thrilled audiences around the world.
Mariel Bildsten’s band has performed for sold-out crowds at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Times Square, the Bickford Theatre and the Caramoor Jazz Festival. She is featured in a monthly residency at the Django Jazz Club in New York and released an album Steppin’ Out! in August 2023, the follow-up to her 2020 debut Backbone.
Along with the Perth International Jazz Festival, this year Mariel Bildsten’s band has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Tilles Center Jazz Festival, among other prestigious venues.