Mark Turner (musician) explained

Mark Turner
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:10 November 1965
Birth Place:Fairborn, Ohio, U.S.
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Saxophone
Years Active:1990s–present
Label:Warner Bros., ECM

Mark Turner (born November 10, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Biography

Born in Fairborn, Ohio, and raised in the small Southern California town of Palos Verdes Estates, Turner originally intended to become a commercial artist. In elementary school he played the clarinet, followed by the alto and tenor saxophones in high school. He attended California State University, Long Beach in the 1980s (playing in the jazz ensembles) and then transferred to and graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1990 before moving to New York. Turner worked at Tower Records in New York City for an extended period before working full-time as a jazz musician.[1]

In early November 2008 Turner injured two fingers on one of his hands with a power saw, but as of late February 2009 he was performing again with the Edward Simon Quartet at the Village Vanguard.

He is married to the psychiatrist and anthropologist, Dr. Helena Hansen.[2]

Style and influences

Turner's sound is reminiscent of that of Warne Marsh, but he also has elements of John Coltrane in his playing. Turner has mentioned both Marsh and Coltrane as influences, and has used elements of both players' styles in his music.[3] Turner's range extends into the high altissimo register. His improvised lines tend to span several octaves and contain great harmonic and rhythmic complexity. His compositions often make use of repeated patterns, odd-metered time signatures, and intervallic leaps.

Turner states that his music is "unfolding like a narrative". Consequently, his 2014 album Lathe of Heaven is named after Ursula K. Le Guin's novel of the same title which is based on the idea of a world where the nature of reality keeps shifting.[4]

Musical associations

In September 2014, Turner released his first album as a leader since 2001 on ECM Records;[5] it features trumpeter Avishai Cohen, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore.[6] Turner is a member of the trio Fly, which includes himself, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jeff Ballard.[7] He also appears in guitarist Gilad Hekselman's Quartet, and drummer Billy Hart's Quartet.[8] Turner has recorded extensively with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, saxophonist David Binney, and pianist Aaron Goldberg, among others.[9] Turner has played or collaborated with more than 45 jazz bands. In 2018 and 2019 alone he played on eight different jazz albums as a sideman or collaborator.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As group

Fly with Jeff Ballard and Larry Grenadier

SFJAZZ Collective

As sideman

With Reid Anderson

With Omer Avital

With David Binney

With Jakob Bro

With George Colligan

With Benoit Delbecq

With Aaron Goldberg

With Jon Gordon

With Tom Harrell

With Billy Hart

With Jochen Rueckert

With Edward Simon

With Kurt Rosenwinkel

With Gilad Hekselman

With Matthias Lupri

With Ibrahim Maalouf

With Joe Martin

With Baptiste Trotignon

With David Virelles

With Miki Yamanaka

With others

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Reviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huey . Steve . Mark Turner Biography . All Music . July 28, 2013.
  2. Leonard . Devin . Mark Turner Escapes the Shadow of John Coltrane . New York Observer . June 26, 2009 . January 17, 2015.
  3. Web site: Jazz Weekly magazine interview by Fred Jung . Jazzweekly.com . October 27, 2014.
  4. Web site: In Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative . National Public Radio . 4 September 2014 . 22 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Whitehead . Kevin . In Tenor Saxophonist Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative . NPR . March 3, 2015.
  6. Web site: Chinen . Nate . Follow the Leader; He's Deep in the Pack Mark Turner Quartet at the Village Vanguard . New York Times . July 28, 2013.
  7. Web site: Collar . Matt . Fly . All Music . July 28, 2013.
  8. Web site: Jurek . Thom . All Our Reasons . All Music . July 28, 2013.
  9. Web site: Huey . Steve . Mark Turner . All Music . July 28, 2013.
  10. Web site: Yam Yam . October 27, 2014.
  11. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/record_popup.php?record_id=62
  12. Web site: Two Tenor Ballads . Crisscrossjazz.com . October 27, 2014.
  13. Web site: In Tenor Saxophonist Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative . NPR . March 2, 2015.
  14. Le Gendre . Kevin . December 2023 – January 2024 . Mark Turner: Live at The Village Vanguard . . 291 . 43 .
  15. Web site: Lee Konitz super audio CD SACD Parallels USA SACD240 CHESKY Audiophile 2002. ebay. https://web.archive.org/web/20150430185259/http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Lee-Konitz-super-audio-CD-SACD-Parallels-USA-SACD240-CHESKY-Audiophile-2002-/391129082730. April 30, 2015 .
  16. Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 7, 2019

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