Labels Vipaka Records Albums Change Coming Record label Vipaka Records | Role Singer Name Mark Etheredge | |
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Instruments Vocals, piano, Drums, Bass guitar Origin San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Genres Adult contemporary music, Singer-songwriter, Pop rock, Soft rock, Rock music, Smooth jazz | ||
Mark Etheredge: Connected - Feat. Paul Brown
Mark Etheredge is a Los Angeles, California based composer and keyboardist. Etheredge writes and performs a style of contemporary jazz music.
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Connected
In 2015, Etheredge started on his third full length album, Connected. The instrumental contemporary jazz album was produced by two-time Grammy® winner Paul Brown and features Brown on guitar as well as a feature with guitarist Chuck Loeb. In addition, the session is complemented by veteran bassist Roberto Vally, drummer Gorden Campbell, percussionist Richie Gajate Garcia, sax men Andy Suzuki and Greg Vail, along with Lee Thornburg on trumpet.
Jonathan Widran writes for SmoothJazz.com, "On Connected, Mark Etheredge deals powerfully with his past issues of feeling disconnected from humanity. The result is a heartfelt, socially conscious collection that uses the joy of music to cut across traditional human barriers. With a deep sense of groove and a compelling mix of lighthearted and deeply emotional melodies, the multi-talented performer creates a lively, diverse and lushly soulful celebration of human connection with world class musicianship..."
A music video featuring the title track was produced by Rangefinder Studios in December, 2015.
The title track was released as a digital single and the album will release on February 26, 2016.
Biography and early career
Mark Etheredge was born and raised in the Bay Area. He grew up surrounded by diverse music. His mother was a school music teacher and choir director, and for much of his life, his father was a Methodist minister. Etheredge studied jazz performance at De Anza College and San Jose State University. On his musical journey he absorbed a wide spectrum of genres including jazz, pop, classical, rock, gospel, blues, R&B, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Brazilian styles.
In addition to his work as a solo artist, Etheredge has performed alongside notable artists such as Tom Politzer (Tower of Power), Danny Hull (Journey), Charlene Moore (Weather Girls), Jeanie Tracy (Two Tons of Fun), Charles Williams (Johnny Otis), Clifford Coulter (John Lee Hooker), Clare Fischer, Marsha Stevens, and more. His groups have opened for Bobby McFerrin, Sergio Mendes, Tuck and Patti, Betty Carter, Sheila Jordan, and numerous others.
Etheredge is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMYs®). His works are published through BMI.
Etheredge released his first recording in 1990, an exclusively instrumental new-age album called As Dawn.