YUJC Jazz Festival: Mariel Bildsten Trio

The first of three concerts that are part of the Annual Jazz Festival at Yale, hosted and organized by the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective! All shows are free and open to the general public. 

Downbeat Magazine calls New York City-based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildsten “irrepressibly spontaneous.” Mariel has earned global distinction through her performances with Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Jennifer Hudson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Grammy award-winning 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, Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City”, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Perth International Jazz Festival. She is featured in a monthly residency at the Django Jazz Club in New York City, and has two critically-acclaimed albums: “Backbone” (2020) and “Steppin’ Out!” (2023)