Will Goble Jazz Quintet

Hailing from Durham, NC and beginning his musical career in communities rich with mentorship, Will Goble is steadily carving out a unique space for himself as a bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator.

Will became interested in Jazz and related art forms after effectively growing up within the creative music scene that still thrives around the Research Triangle area in North Carolina. Upon departing Durham for Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL in the early 2000s, Will quickly flourished under the tutelage of bassist Rodney Jordan and famed pianist Marcus Roberts. His relationship with Roberts extended onto the bandstand as Marcus invited Will to perform with his trio on a number of performances through the years. Through Roberts, Will met drummer and vibraphonist Jason Marsalis, eventually joining Jason’s quartet in 2008. He can be heard on four of Jason’s most recent studio releases, Music Update (2009), In a World of Mallets, (2013), The 21st Century Trad Band (2014), and Melody Reimagined, Vol. 1 (2018).

During his twenty-plus year career, Will has contributed to a number of musical communities, released two albums under his own name, and worked steadily alongside longtime collaborators. His first album, Some Stories Tells No Lies (2012), features his own trio (drummer Dave Potter and Pianist Austin Johnson) joined by trumpeter Marcus Printup and saxophonist Chad Eby. His second album, “Consider The Blues” was released in 2016 on OA2 Records (Origin Arts). Consider The Blues highlights Will’s growth as a composer and is bolstered by strong performances from Potter, pianist Louis Heriveaux, and saxophonist Gregory Tardy. Currently based in New Haven, CT, Will continues to perform as a sideman and bandleader. Along with Marsalis and Roberts, Will has worked with Marcus and Joan Belgrave, Wessell Anderson, Vincent Gardner, Eric Reed, Gregory Tardy, Warren Wolf, Martin Bejerano, Nick Finzer, Eric Rasmussen, George Colligan, Lew Soloff, Etienne Charles, Michael Kocour, Fred Wesley, and many others.

An active educator, Will spent several years as faculty at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University in Arizona, and as the coordinator of the College Prep Program at the Phoenix Conservatory of Music where he taught jazz ensembles and music theory, and as a community teaching artist at The Nash, the performance and education home of Jazz In Arizona. Will also spent a year on faculty at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, NC, before relocating to New Haven, CT.