Marc Cary

Marc Cary (born January 29, 1967) is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City. Cary has played and recorded with several well-known musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Arthur Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Carlos Garnett, Erykah Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stefon Harris, Lauryn Hill, Ani DiFranco, Jackie McLean, Q-Tip and Carmen McRae.

Contents

• Marc Cary Focus Trio Pori Jazz Festival
• Will calhoun marc cary john benitez in somerville jazz festival september 9 2012 part 2
• Discography
• Honors and awards
• References

Cary grew up playing on the go-go music scene in Washington, D.C. He eventually moved to New York City, and it was through his work with Abbey Lincoln that broad audiences were first introduced to his rhythmic style, which draws on the influence of Randy Weston and McCoy Tyner.

Discography

Cary On (Enja, 1995)

Listen (Arabesque, 1997)

The Anitdote (Arabesque, 1998)

Captured Live in Brazil - with Indigenous People (Jazzateria, 1999)

Rhodes Ahead (Jazzateria, 1999)

Trillium - w/ Nasheet Waits and Taurus Mateen (Jazzateria, 2000)

'N.G.G.R. Please - with Indigenous People (Jazzateria, 2003)

FOCUS - Marc Cary Focus Trio (Sameer Gupta & David Ewell) (Motéma Music, 2006)

AbStraKt|BlaK - with Shon 'Chance' Miller (Motéma Music, 2006)

For the Love of Abbey (solo), 2013

Four Directions - Marc Cary Focus Trio·(Motéma Music, 2013)

Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 2 (Motéma Music 2015)

With David Murray

Be My Monster Love (Motéma, 2013)

Honors and awards

Best New Jazz Artist Award 2000—Billboard/BET

Grammy Nominations for work with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Stefon Harris & Abbey Lincoln

One of Downbeat Magazine's "25 for the future of Jazz!"

Nammy Nomination 2003

Downbeat, "Rising Star: Keyboard," 2014