Biography: Maceo Edwards, Maceo Jefferson, Mark C. Gridley, Mark Colby, Mark Dunn, Mark Egan, Mark Elf, Mark Fechner, Mark Helias, Mark Isham,

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Maceo Edwards Biography, Photos, Pictures

Trumpeter Maceo Edwards was a member of several bands led by Sam Wooding in the first half of the ’20s, taking part in the extravagant Chocolate Kiddies revue The large touring ensemble that Edwards was part of at one point included 11 musicians under the direction of Wooding, a 30-piece chorus, dancers, comedians, and singers

Maceo Jefferson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Maceo Jefferson was one of the very few American jazz musicians who was imprisoned in a concentration camp by the Nazis, a fact that may have been of personal interest to dictator Adolf Hitler, hardly a jazz fan

Mark C. Gridley Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mark C Gridley is an active jazz musician and music educator He has done field research in Africa, the Caribbean, and all the jazz centers of the United States His books have been translated into five foreign languages

Mark Colby
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Genre: Jazz

Tenor, soprano sax, vocals Competent soloist who’s made two albums of light jazz, originals and soft background pieces ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Mark Dunn
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Genre: Jazz

Mark Dunn was born and raised in Philadelphia, and took to the piano at an early age, beginning lessons at age seven By the sixth grade he was composing, and he studied classical music at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music, though he had developed an interest in jazz by his teens

Mark Egan
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Genre: Jazz

Mark Egan, who has a floating sound, is best-known for his leadership of Elements with drummer Danny Gottlieb His first instrument was the trumpet, switching to bass at 16 Egan played with Ira Sullivan’s group in Miami from 1974 to 1976 and then moved to New York where he toured with the Pointer Sisters and David Sanborn

Mark Elf
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Genre: Jazz

An excellent bop-based guitarist, Mark Elf has created a stir with his own small-group recordings He attended Berklee (1969-1971), picked up experience playing with a who’s who of modern mainstream jazz (including Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Benny Golson, Al Grey, Branford Marsalis, and Slide Hampton), and has recorded as a sideman with Lou Donaldson, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks, and others

Mark Fechner Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mark Fechner
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Genre: Jazz

Although little known outside of the Chicago area, hard bop improviser Mark Fechner has been active on the Windy City jazz scene since the ‘80s The big-toned tenor and alto saxophonist is unlikely to be lumped in with jazz’s Cool School, which is known for a subtle, restrained, understated way of playing bebop chord changes

Mark Helias
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Genre: Jazz

A versatile bassist with a particular flair for the avant-garde, Mark Helias is also an underappreciated composer, and no slouch with a funk groove either Helias was born in Brunswick, N

Mark Isham
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Genre: Jazz

Trumpeter/synth programmer Mark Isham was not only an important part of the Windham Hill stable, but also a successful and versatile composer for film and television, garnering equal acclaim for both his new age and soundtrack work