JazzJam@Smederij presents MARK GROSS, GIJS IDEMA, JORIS TEEPE, JOOST VAN SCHAIK
Schedule
Tue Oct 14 2025 at 09:00 pm to 11:59 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Tuinstraat 2 groningen | Groningen, GR
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JazzJam@Smederij presents MARK GROSS saxophone, GIJS IDEMA guitar, JORIS TEEPE bass, JOOST VAN SCHAIK drumsentree 10€, students 8€
Supported by Kunstraad Groningen
Last set JazzJam Session
about Markt Gross…..
MARK GROSS
Saxophonist/Educator
"Gross is a new and powerful alto sax player who is a Cannonball type player. As
you may presume ... funky is his flavor. He...shows his modern modality which is
reflected in his sound.
" Takao Ogawa Swing Journal, Japan (Preach Daddy)
"As record concepts go,
'Riddle of the Sphinx' is one of the most clever to come
down the pike...Mark Gross is a sax man deserving wider attention who is blessed
with a rich, pure tone...Clearly one of the orders of the day for jazz album projects
is the conceptual approach....he has successfully plotted and delivered this
course, arriving at a package that is fresh, original, and served up by a cohesive
band of fine players. Could we ask for anything more?" Willard Jenkins regular
contributor to Jazz Times, Downbeat, and Jazz Report Magazine (Riddle of
the Sphinx)
Gross recently signed and recorded his latest recording 'Blackside' for his
new record label JAZZ LEGACY PRODUCTIONS (JLP).
"This music is movin' and groovin' with historic elegance and euphoric relevance.
I am proud to say these are the young 'Giants I Walk With'
.
" Jimmy Heathjazz
legend (Blackside)
His consistently professional musicianship has led to live and recorded efforts
with many of his fellow pacesetters in jazz music. Mark has toured the world with
the Mark Gross Quartet, Buster Williams 'Something More' Quartet, Delfeayo
Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Philip Harper, Nat Adderley, Dave Holland,
Mulgrew Miller, Nicholas Payton, Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson, James Moody,
Jimmy Heath, John Lee, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Tom Harrell Big Band,
Duke Ellington Orchestra, Frank Foster and the Loud Minority, Charles Mingus
Big Band, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Harrison, Mark Whitfield, Joe Dukes, Captain
Jack McDuff, Joe Chambers, Neal Smith, Cyrus Chestnut, Regina Carter, Lionel
Hampton, Stephon Harris, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, Don Braden, Vincent
Gardner, Lenora 'Zenzalai' Helm, Marlon Saunders, SEPIA, Jann Parker to name
a few. His professional relationships with these musicians and others have been
long lasting and farreaching.
Mark credits his prolific sound to the rich appreciation for Gospel music that
resounded through his parent's Baltimore home.
B o o k i n g / C o n t a c t :
[email protected]
2016815676
Photography by Adriana Mateo
R e l a t e d L i n k s :
http://soundcloud.com/markgrossmusic
http://www.twitter.com/markgrossmusic
http://www.facebook.com/markgrossmusic
http://www.myspace.com/themarkgrossproject"
http://www.reverbnation.com/themarkgrossproject
Mark has performed on Broadway several times, as well. He performed in 'FIVE
GUYS NAMED MOE' (19921993) based on the music of Louis Jordan.
'KAT AND THE KINGS' (19992000). This musical explores the
joyous sounds that were born out of oppression during the 1950's in Cape Town, South Africa; APARTHEID. This is a rollicking rock'n'
roll
musical. Mark has also added to the exciting musical that showcased music of the same title,
'SWING' (20002001). Mark has also appeared
in 'Malcolm X' (1992), Spike Lee's major motion film. Mark also was the lead alto saxophonist wityh the Jazz at Lincoln All Stars in the
Broadway musical 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' (20132014). Mark Gross was also a musician featured in the season 4 of 'Boardwalk Empire' (2013).
Mark will also appear in the film 'ANNIE' (2014), to be released December 19, 2014.
Mark credits his prolific sound to the rich appreciation for Gospel music that resounded through his parent's Baltimore home. Mark's father was
the Pastor of his hometown church Mt. Zion C.O.G.I.C. up until his passing February 1, 2007. After developing his interests in classical music
at the Baltimore School for the Arts, Mark studied four years at Berklee College of Music and got his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music
Performance.
Two of Berklee's best professors, Joe Viola and Bill Pierce, help fine tune Mark's musicianship. Upon his graduation in 1988, Mark Gross
began his professional musical caravan in JAZZ.
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a n d a l t o u s e s s a x o p h o n e ,
V A N D O R E N
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Where is it happening?
Tuinstraat 2 groningen, Tuinstraat 2, 9711 VD Groningen, Nederland, Groningen, NetherlandsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
