Mark Aanderud Explained

Mark Aanderud (born 1976) is a Mexican pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor.^[1]

Aanderud started piano studies at 8 years old at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Mexico City. He started to perform professionally when he was 18 years old. Aanderud is known as a jazz pianist and composer, but through the years he has also performed, composed and recorded in several genres from Jazz and classical music to progressive rock and Latin music.^[2] His first CD as a leader, Mark Aanderud Trio 02, was awarded best jazz album of the year 2003 by the Czech Music Awards.^[3]

In recent years, Aanderud has toured with international artists including the Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Ximena Sariñana and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group. Aanderud has also recorded additional piano parts with The Mars Volta for their 2009 release Octahedron.^[4]

Discography

With The Mars Volta

• Octahedron (2009)

With Stomu Takeishi, Hernán Hecht

• RGB (RareNoise Records, 2014)

With the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group

• Los Sueños de un Higado (2009)
• Xenophanes (2009)
• Woman Gives Birth To Tomato! (2013)
• Doom Patrol (2017)

References

• Ozuna, Tony: "Hip Homecoming", The Prague Post, 2010-01-13.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bio – Mark Aanderud. House of Beautiful Business. en-US. 27 February 2020.
2. Web site: Mark Aanderud, Hernan Hecht and Stomu Takeishi as Molé Present a New Take On the Piano Trio with their Highly Evocative 'RGB' on RareNoiseRecords . 13 November 2014. www.jazzcorner.com. 27 February 2020.
3. Web site: Mark Aanderud – Centro de Estudios de Jazz. www.uv.mx. 27 February 2020.
4. Web site: Octahedron – The Mars Volta . AllMusic. en-us. 27 February 2020.