Marlow is senior co-chair of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Concert Series at Baruch College (The City University of New York), now in its 26th season, where he teaches courses in media and culture. Author of eight books and 400+ articles, his book on jazz in China (From Dance Hall Music to Individual Freedom of Expression) was released on July 16, 2018. He is a 2010 recipient of the James W. Carey award for journalism excellence from the Media Ecology Association for his numerous contributions to www.jazz.com. Marlow has written over 250 classical and jazz compositions for solo instruments, jazz and classical chamber groups, and jazz big band. Three of his big band charts appear on three Grammy-nominated albums. Under his own MEII Enterprises label, he has produced 22 critically-acclaimed CDs of original compositions and arrangements.