NEW NEWS
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October 19, 2011
On Octobre 26, Tana, the restaurant/bar I've been playing every Wednesday night, will be celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Jazz Jam Session, along with a CD release of our gig--It has been such a pleasure to work there, and I look forward to more great music being made at Tana--
INFO
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September 1, 2011
2011 CONCERTS
12 FEBRUARY--AUGUST WILSON CENTRE,PITTSBURGH,PA WITH JAZZ VOCALIST LEDISI/PRODUCED BY REX RIDEOUT AND DONALD BELL
16 APRIL--UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AT FRANKFORT WITH PIANIST ALEX BUGNON, DRUMMER POOGIE BELL AND BASSIST VICTOR BAILEY
17 APRIL--AQUA ROOM,CINCINNATI,OHIO WITH PIANIST ALEX BUGNON, DRUMMER POOGIE BALL AND BASSIST VICTOR BAILEY
12 MAY--NIGHT TOWN,CLEVELAND,OHIO WITH SAXOPHONIST RONNIE LAWS
13 MAY--VONN'S JAZZ CLUB,COLUMBUS,OHIO WITH SAXOPHONIST RONNIE LAWS
14 MAY--AUGUST WILSON CENTRE,PITTSBURGH,PA WITH SAXOPHONIST RONNIE LAWS
20 AUGUST--HARBOR PARK JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL,KENOSHA,WISCONSIN WITH PIANIST ALEX BUGNON AND SAXOPHONIST NELSON RANGELL
2009 CONCERTS
8 MAY--TRINIDAD/TOBAGO PAN JAZZ IN DE YARD FESTIVAL--OPENING ACT FOR ANDY NARELL
2008 CONCERTS
UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL,PERUGIA,ITALY WITH STEEL PANNIST VICTOR PROVOST
Mark has also been doing a Wednesday night jam session in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh at a club called Tana, since January 2010--
He also teaches at Pianos n Stuff, a full-service music store in Pittsburgh and does product demos for their youtube channel--He has been teaching there since 2008--
RECENT LISTENINGS
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February 1, 2011
PAUL DESMOND---TAKE TEN
JOE DIORIO/ROBBEN FORD---MINOR ELEGANCE
MANU KATCHE---THIRD ROUND
JULIA HULSMANN TRIO---IMPRINT
GRETCHEN PARLATO---LOST AND FOUND