New Jazz: Marley Edwards Sextet

Presented by California Jazz Conservatory

A blend of funky, straight-ahead, fusion, bebop, and odd-meter stylings. Marley Edwards Sextet has recently recorded their album, Corrosive Sunrise. Join us as they bring fresh and original music to the CJC for a one-time show!

 

Band Members & Instrumentation

Leo Nava - Guitar

Sheldon Alexander - Drums

Marley Edwards - Bass, Electric Bass

Nathan Petersen - Alto Sax

Will Berg - Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet

Josh Dunsford - Trombone, Bass Trombone

 

Artist Bio

Marley Edwards is a jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader from the SF Bay Area. His music foundation started with piano and trumpet, before moving on to electric bass and then double bass. His earliest musical influences include James Jamerson, Paul Chambers, Jaco Pastorius, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis. Marley studied music and composition, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from the College of San Mateo and Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the California Jazz Conservatory in June 2019. He studied with musicians such as Erik Jekabson, John Santos, Frank Martin, Steve Erquiaga, Dann Zinn, Mike Gallisatus, Chuck MacKinnon, John Gove, Mike Zilber, Alam Kahn, Edward Simon, among others.

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City: Berkeley
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$20

Rendon Hall/Fiddler Annex @ California Jazz Conservatory

Rendon Hall/Fiddler Annex @ California Jazz Conservatory

2040 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States