Gabriel Wade Quintet

Date: Friday, April 24th, 2026

Doors: 5:00PM to Venue | 7:30PM to Sanctuary

Showtime: 8:00PM

Tickets:
Advanced - $20 (+$4.72 fees, including tax)
Day of Show - $25 (+$5.13 fees, including tax)

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About:

Little Rock, Arkansas native Gabriel Wade is a versatile trumpeter, pianist, and educator with a rich performance history. He's shared the stage with iconic ensembles and artists such as the Count Basie Orchestra and Bobby Watson, and 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's appeared at notable venues, colleges and festivals across the United States, including 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 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, 2025, and 2026 Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition, being selected for the 2024 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy Big Band led by 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, serving as Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Harper College and College of DuPage, Trumpet Instructor for the Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School, Combo Instructor for the Milwaukee Jazz Institute, and a teacher at the Northern Illinois University Community School of the Arts.

The Gabriel Wade Quintet is comprised of a group of friends who first connected at Northern Illinois University. This dynamic ensemble features Jared Schultz on alto and tenor saxophone, Isaiah Jones Jr. on piano, Nat Lin on bass, Jonathan Garrett on drums, and Gabriel Wade on trumpet.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Thursday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine, BOGO cocktails, and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

Please note that outside food or beverages are not permitted in the venue.