marc studied classical and jazz trombone in seattle and los angeles with stu dempster (and dijeridoo), julian priester, ken cloud & slide hampton. voice, with jay clayton (jazz), yo jin chong (korean) & ki wasitodipuro (javanese).
marc enjoys teaching trombone and jazz vocal privately and in school workshops.
b.f.a. – california institute of the arts and a member of executive board of international federation of musicians local 76-493.
in 2024, marc was nominated by seattle jazz lovers for earshot jazz’s golden ear – seattle jazz hall of fame award!
he’s composed & played for film, tv, theater and dance & performed throughout the world with such luminaries as benny green, the funk brothers, baby gramps, big joe turner, carlos santana, eddie henderson, hadley caliman, type a, andy statman, perry robinson, sam shepard, julian priester, sonny simmons, jeff johnson, the mazeltones and the ivar’s clams. his playing encompasses many styles including jazz, latin, klezmer and r&b.
DeYoung Zhou’s video about my life: MARC SMASON <— click here
marc studied classical and jazz trombone in seattle and los angeles with stu dempster (and dijeridoo), julian priester, ken cloud & slide hampton. voice, with jay clayton (jazz), yo jin chong (korean) & ki wasitodipuro (javanese).
marc enjoys teaching trombone and jazz vocal privately and in school workshops.
b.f.a. – california institute of the arts and a member of executive board of international federation of musicians local 76-493.
in 2024, marc was nominated by seattle jazz lovers for earshot jazz’s golden ear – seattle jazz hall of fame award!
he’s composed & played for film, tv, theater and dance & performed throughout the world with such luminaries as benny green, the funk brothers, baby gramps, big joe turner, carlos santana, eddie henderson, hadley caliman, type a, andy statman, perry robinson, sam shepard, julian priester, sonny simmons, jeff johnson, the mazeltones and the ivar’s clams. his playing encompasses many styles including jazz, latin, klezmer and r&b.
DeYoung Zhou’s video about my life: MARC SMASON <-press here
