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Gene Markiewicz

Jazz Drummer

About Me

Gene Markiewicz is one of Indianapolis most established drummers, having performed with many of the area’s finest musicians and organizations. He has co-led the award-winning Carter/Markiewicz Jazz Quartet with the late jazz legend Chuck Carter. Currently. Gene also co-led the Farrelly/Markiewicz Jazz Quartet. Currently, he performs with his ensemble, The Gene Markiewicz Band! Regularly Gene performs with Bill Lancton and Jimmy Davis in Madison Indiana. Gene Markiewicz was inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2011. Gene Markiewicz has been an Artist/Clinician for the Ludwig Drum Company since 1999. As a jazz educator, he is one of the judge/educators for the annual Purdue Jazz Festival. He has also been a regular clinician at the Pendleton Heights Jazz competition. As an educator Gene is involved with several community programs. Gene recently sat on the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation/Indy Jazz Fest. He served as president and education chairperson. He also is a judge at the annual Purdue Jazz Festival. A strong advocate for public education, he has been an elementary classroom teacher in the Indianapolis Public Schools for many years. Gene has attended Indiana Wesleyan University and is a graduate of Marian University. Gene’s important teachers have been Daryl Horton, Jay Cummings, John Clodfelder, and John Von Ohlen