First Name

Mark

I am here for:

Gigs, Job Inquiries, Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking, Other

Whom I want to meet:

Anybody interesting into good music - jazz in the widest sense of the word.

Employment Status

Self-Employed

Occupation:

Musician

About Me:

Guitarist, composer, bass player

Musical Background & Experience:

UK/Europe musician, played with Billy Jenkins and others.

Website:

http://myspace.com/shortcutto

Website:

http://myspace.com/shortcuttotrouble

Website:

http://myspace.com/thismachineandme

Why I love jazz:

Grew up on it, live it.

Music:

Coltrane, Van Morrison, Richard Thompson, Billie Holiday, Bach, JB Ulmer and so on and so on ...

Top 5 Desert Island Discs:

This changes every time I think about it.
How about :
Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Bach - Goldberg variations by Glen Gould
Van Morrison - Into The Music
Billie Holiday - 60 minutes on Verve
Michelle Shocked - Short, Sharp, Shocked

Books:

For Whom The Bell Tolls. Hemingway.
Beloved - Toni Morrison

Television:

UK drama series. Cold Feet and such. Rebus.

Movies:

In The Heat Of The Night.
Spike Lee films.