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Mark Walker

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Grammy award-winning drummer/percussionist Mark Walker was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began playing drumset at age ten and played his first professional club, concert and recording gigs barely out of high school. He gained valuable experience performing an extremely wide range of styles in the Chicago area and later became a first-call session drummer and percussionist, playing on hundreds of jingles and record dates. Since moving to New York in 1995, he has performed and recorded with: Oregon, Paquito D'Rivera, Michel Camilo, Caribbean Jazz Project, Dave Samuels, Andy Narell, Lyle Mays, David Liebman, Cesar Camargo Mariano and many more. He has appeared on major television shows such as: "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "PBS presents..." and "BET On Jazz." He also appears on screen with Paquito D'Rivera in Fernando Trueba's Latin jazz documentary Calle 54 (Miramax). In the Education field he was appointed Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston (2001) creating a new curriculum, serving on the Education committee and teaching drummers, percussionists and ensembles. He has also served on the faculty at Drummers Collective in New York City

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Fire & Rain

Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2023
Track listing: Bye-Ya; Stolen Moments; NO Worries; The Meeting: The Jbug and the Kman; Mojave; Theodore the Thumper; Fire and Rain; Lawns; Moon in the Sea; Improv #1 (for Chick); Nighttime; The Windup; Fire and Rain (radio edit).

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Article: Album Review

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

Read "Fire & Rain" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Boston-based pianist Tim Ray and his rhythm mates, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Mark Walker, have been performing together since 2013, and Fire & Rain is their second recording as a trio. Their years working arm-in-arm and side-by-side have spawned a symbiotic relationship, and it shows. Even when the trio tests the free-jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

Read "Fire & Rain" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Veteran educator and jazz pianist Tim Ray pays homage to some of his musical heroes with a piano trio album simply entitled Fire & Rain. It features various well-known standards from those who have been a major influence in his career, along with three original tunes added to the mix. Joining the pianist on this new ...

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Dice Que Vive (Signs Of Life)

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Once Upon A Time; Ondé; Mr. Iwai; African Boy; Igno Two; 10th Avenue; 11-2; Mantra; Time; An Illusion; Belén; Five Miniatures for Solo Piano; Ghost Owner

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Article: Live Review

Arturo Sandoval At Yoshi's

Read "Arturo Sandoval At Yoshi's" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Arturo Sandoval Yoshi's Oakland jny: Oakland CA November 20, 2022 Emmy and ten-time Grammy-winning trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his band performed Sunday night before an enthusiastic audience at Yoshi's Oakland. This was the final show in a completely sold out weekend of Afro Cuban music and much more at the ...

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Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 04:32

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News: Festival

11th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival with Headliners Randy Brecker And Mark Walker's World Jazz Ensemble from April 7-10, 2022

11th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival with Headliners Randy Brecker And Mark Walker's World Jazz Ensemble from April 7-10, 2022

The Arlington Jazz Festival (Boston) has scheduled a wide variety of musical events over a 4-day stretch in several venues around the town. The Festival, now in its 11th year, is presented by Arlington Jazz. This year’s headlining concert, held at the Regent Theatre on the final day of the festival, showcases legendary multi-Grammy award winning ...

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The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery

Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Road Song; Tear it Down; Four on Six; Wes' Tune; Nelson's Groove; West Coast Blues; Jingles; Facing Wes; Leila.

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The Next Stage

Label: Big and Phat Jazz Productions
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Next Stage; The T and the Charles - Homage to Jimmy Giuffre; Funkissimo; No Answers, More Questions; Turnaround; Scrooge; Lydian Legacy, part one - Homage to George Russell; Lydian Legacy, part two - Homage to George Russell; Dances with Drums; Elegy for Jeff.


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