as a child in texas, his mother taught marc to sing. 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 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.
this year, 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: https://youtu.be/KQDlrmEMrJk?si=FAp6_tr9Pm3SSY8o
..The man plays for the community, to effect a sensation, a kind of euphoria to parallel the din of life... Schraepfer Harvey, Earshot
..Smason sounds like the kind of horn player who could walk into any date and acquit himself with distinction. That mastery goes beyond the surface; he seems to have a feel for many styles…
David Dupont, CadenceSmason's vocals...are at once dry and emotional, lending a fresh, believable quality... Mike Dennis, Earshot
And you can hear Smason's Sinatra-like crooning… Roberta Penn, The Rocket
"Great musician, band leader, social warrior, and teacher."
- Ray Freeman, Workshop 3D, LLC
