marc's mother taught him to sing harmony with his twin sister as a child in texas. he studied classical and jazz trombone in seattle and in los angeles with stu dempster (and dijeridu), julian priester, ken cloud & slide hampton. voice with jay clayton (jazz), yo jin chong (korean) & ki wasitodipuro (javanese).
marc has enjoyed teaching privately and in school workshops.
b.f.a. - california institute of the arts and a member of international federation of musicians local 76-493.
marc has performed throughout the world with such luminaries as the funk brothers, baby gramps, big joe turner, andy statman perry robinson, sam shepard, julian priester, sonny simmons, jeff johnson and the ivar's clams.
his playing encompasses many styles including jazz, latin, klezmer and r&b.
And you can hear Smason's Sinatra-like crooning... Roberta Penn, The Rocket
