You should keep your own close watch and listen
to what Rapp is doing." Walter Kolosky, Jazz.com
"Top emerging jazz trumpeter!" Downbeat, 07
"Token Tales is filled with memorable melodies. It is also marked by Rapp's mature trumpeting, which is impressive without being showy..." – Boston.com
"Mark Rapp on trumpet and didgeridoo (must be seen to be believed)..." – Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower
"In one word, Token Tales is ALIVE!" Lissette Corsa, Global Groove Connection
Hailed as one of the hardest working musicians in New York City, Mark Rapp bridges the gap between modern and contemporary jazz music. In addition to being a passionate jazz trumpeter who was named one of the "top emerging jazz trumpeters" by Downbeat Magazine in 2007, Rapp performs the didgeridoo and is an accomplished composer and bandleader.
Staying true to his vision, Rapp consistently performs his originals and arrangements. He says, "I'm more interested in discovering and expressing the music in me – like Miles and Monk did. And we're enjoying the fertile middle-ground between contemporary accessibility and modern jazz idealism."
Rapp's featured performance at the 2008 JVC Newport Jazz Festival ended with a standing ovation. In addition to Newport, he has performed at the WC Handy Jazz Festival, Blue Note, Dizzy's Coca-Cola Room and many other top clubs and festivals. He will be touring the country in support of Token Tales in '09.
Raised in SC, Mark attended Winthrop University where he had a most propitious meeting with Wynton Marsalis, which led him to study under Ellis Marsalis at the University of New Orleans where he earned his Masters in Jazz.
Mark plays a custom Monette Ajna I Prana trumpet with a Monette B2GS3 88 mouthpiece and a Kanstul flugelhorn with a Monette B2 mouthpiece.
Yééé, content d'avoir de tes nouvelles, super page. J'espère que nous nous reverrons un de ces quatres en Suisse ou en France pourquoi pas !!!! En tous cas la musique à vraiment du bon car cela permet de faire des connaissances, cool ! A trés bientôt Amitiés Eric Lachaud
What up Mark? I see you still doing your thing. Keep it up and may the God we serve open more and more doors for you that you and your crew will be able to perform international. That's my prayer for you and your band.
Well be BLESS beyond your measures, Angel B........
