Biography: Marisa Brown, Marisa Gata Mansa, Mariza, Marjorie Whylie, Mark Allan, Mark Applebaum, Mark Atkins, Mark Biehl, Mark Birmingham, Maceo Pinkard,

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Marisa Brown Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI, at age two Marisa became convinced she was a musical genius when she corrected her mother’s pitch during a lullaby (though perhaps a more astute child would’ve realized that the strong arm of destiny was guiding her toward criticism, not rockstarhood)

Marisa Gata Mansa Biography, Photos, Pictures

A member of the bossa nova gang, Marisa Gata Mansa blends vocal jazz skills and theatrical experience in very personal performances, having had success with “Viagem” (João de Aquino/Paulo César Pinheiro), “Leva-me Contigo” (Dolores Durán), “Tudo Acabado” (J

Born in Mozambique but raised in Portugal, singer Mariza became one of the most popular fado performers ever after releasing her debut album, called Fado Em Mim The Dutch-based World Connection label signed her up, captivated by her highly stylized performances of fado (destiny in English) a Portuguese style based on different folk rhythms

Marjorie Whylie Biography, Photos, Pictures

Inducted into the Jamaican Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997, Marjorie Whylie has devoted her life to exploring and expanding on the musical roots of her homeland Her compositions, which include “Mountain Women,” “Ni Woman of Destiny,” “I Not I,” “Blood Canticles,” “Drumscore,” “Caribbean Canvas,” “The Black Widow,” and “Journeys Beyond Survival,” are a pastiche of indigenous Jamaican folk, African polyrhythms, European art music, and classic jazz

Born in 1951, Mark Allan is developing historic perspective personally A baby boomer, his musical tastes nonetheless extend past both sides of the ’60s He first got to love music by listening to a great radio station in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, back when FM still played music outside narrow formats

Mark Applebaum Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mark Applebaum is an American pianist, composer, and instrument designer His activities cover four widely different fields: contemporary acoustic composition, electro-acoustic composition, sound sculpture, and jazz

The musical, artistic, and storytelling traditions of Australia’s aboriginals are preserved through the performances of didgeridoo player and builder Mark Atkins While he primarily performs as a soloist, Atkins has been an essential member of the Kooriwadjula Ensemble of Contemporary and Traditional Australian Musicians and Ankala, a group he formed with Aboriginal artist Janawirri Yiparrka

Electronic composer Mark Biehl was born and raised in Belleville, IL, beginning his music career during the mid-’70s in a local prog-rock cover band By the following decade he had relocated to Los Angeles, accepting a job as an audio engineer with a video post-production company; there he was also invited to contribute music to the A&E cable network series The Edge and Beyond

Mark Birmingham Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer and musician Mark Birmingham is well known and respected around the music community for his musical talents and expertise with the use of digital music and computers in his arrangements

Maceo Pinkard Biography, Photos, Pictures

The songwriter who made “Sweet Georgia Brown” a popular standard for decades after its composition, Maceo Pinkard was born in Bluefield, WV, in 1897 He graduated from the Bluefield Colored Institute in 1914 and wrote his first major song (“I’m Goin’ Back Home”) one year later