Mark Growden (Vox, Accordion, Banjo, Lap Steel Guitar, Saxophones), Myles Boisen (Guitar), Seth Ford Young (Upright Bass), Sam Bass (Cello), Chris Grady (Trumpet). ..................................................................................................Other folks that have backed me up include Kid Congo Powers, Jenya Chernoff, Evan Fraser, Jesca Hoop, Eric McFadden, Storm, Jay Standards, Michael Mellender, Nils Frykdahl, Dawn McCarthy, Brian Kenney Fresno, Moe Stayano, Amy Denio, Robin Coomer, Carla Kihlstead, Peter Whitehead, Jon Birdsong, Jim Santi Owen, George Chremaschi, Molehill Orchestra, Tim Dixon from The Crux, Tarik Ragab, Amore Belhom Duo, Michael Farkas, Allen Werner, Tommy Cappel, Simon Cheffins, Mateo, Yari Mander,...
Influences
The Moment, My Instruments, My Physical Body, My Emotional Body, The Audience, Prison Work Songs, Georgia Sea Island Singers, Stravinsky, Coltrane, Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Al Green, Howlin' Wolf, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Merideth Monk, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Steve Reich, Nina Simone, Aaron Copland, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kurt Weill, Tom Waits, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Latin Playboys, Amalia Rodriguez, El Camaron de la Isla,...more than anything, the Moment.
Sounds Like
Meredith Monk, Houndog, Kurt Weill, Howlin' Wolf, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Latin Playboys
Mark Growden is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, visual artist, educator, cyclist, and father based in San Francisco, CA. He has toured the U.S. for years performing at venues such as the Fillmore and Great American Music Hall in S.F. and Tonic and The Knitting Factory in New York. He has released several critically acclaimed albums including Inside Beneath Behind and Downstairs Karaoke which are available on iTunes. Growden has composed original musical scores for a number of Dance and Theater companies including Joe Goode Performance Group, The Crucible’s Fire Oddyssey, and Alonzo King’s Lines Contemporary Ballet with whom he won the Isadora Duncan Award for Best Original Score for a New Dance Piece. Growden has also scored several films including “Blood Tea and Red String” which won Best Animation at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. Resume aside, Growden is deeply committed to serving this world and the beings that occupy it with the expression of the divine through the arts whether it be painting, printing, singing, riding a bike, or taking out the garbage.
Your performance of St. Judas at the Fremont Abbey last year was one of the most powerful things I've seen... my mom and I were blown away. She thinks you're some kind of wicked saint.
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Thanks for being our friend - check out the new updates on our website - www.latinplayboys.org. We've added a new video blog and we are featuring some really cool art in the coffee table book. Take a look when you get a chance! And spread the word about site - we'll be showcasing some fantastic visual artists.
To everyone who has seen this already, Thank you for your support! For those who haven't, if you get the chance, watch my promo & tell me what you think. Thanks!
i don't believe in Reincarnation,...but it's just so Damn Stupid how we keep repeating the same His-story? One duper Happy better than TWO BUSH and One OBAMA in office!
Tax Night Party this Wednesday on the beach! It's 80's Night every Wednesday and we are turning it up a notch this week! Classic 80's alternative, new wave and hair band rock! 80's Trivia with 3 rounds including television, movies and music! 5pm-2am fun! Beer Pong after 10pm! This weeks movie during Trivia is Ghost Busters. Come out for some fun & good friends! The Beachcomber Tavern 206 Ocean, Silverstrand Beach, Ca. 93035 at the end of Victoria Road. Thanks for all support! Have a great week! -Pete
