Mark Samuel Soskin (born 1953) is an American jazz pianist based in New York City.

Discography

As leader

* ''Rhythm Vision,''

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(1980); * ''Overjoyed,'' Jazz City (1991); * ''Views From Here,'' King (1992); * ''Calypso & Jazz Around the Corner,'' King (1993); * ''Live at Vartan Jazz,'' Vartan Jazz (1996); * ''Five Lands: Cinqueterra,'' TCB Records (1998); * ''Homage To Sonny Rollins,'' White Foundation (2003); * ''17 (Seventeen),'' TCB Records (2007); * ''One Hopeful Day,'' Kind of Blue (2007); * ''Man Behind The Curtain,'' Kind of Blue (2009); * ''Nino Rota, Piano Solo,'' Kind of Blue (2012); * ''Mark Soskin Quartet Live At Smalls,'' (2015) smallsLive sl-0049 * ''Hearts and Minds,'' (2017) SteepleChase * ''Upper West Side Stories,'' (2018) SteepleChase * ''Everything Old Is New Again,'' (2020) SteepleChaseMark Soskin, ''Everything Old Is New Again''
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As co-leader

* Spirits: with

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, Joe LaBarbera,

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, ''Live at Vartan Jazz'', Vartan Jazz (1994); * Contempo Trio: with

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, Chip Jackson & Ravi Coltrane, ''No JAMF's Allowed'', Jazzline (1994); * Contempo Trio: with

, Chip Jackson &

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, ''The Secret of Life'', First Media (2003);

As sideman

* Roger Glenn: ''Reachin',''

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(1976) *

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and Sheila E: ''Solo Two,

(1976) *

and Sheila E: ''Happy Together,''

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: ''Feel The Heat,''

: ''On Sunshine,''

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: ''Tailor Made,'' Columbia *

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: ''Magic,'' Columbia (1977) *

: ''Simplicity Of Expression, Depth Of Thought,'' Columbia * CBS Allstars (

): ''Alivemuthaforya,'' Columbia (1977); * George Russell: '' Live in an American Time Spiral,'' Soul Note (1982); *

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

: ''Jasil Brazz,'' RBI (1990) *

: ''Opalescense,'' Kokopelli *

: ''Caminho de Casa,'' Chesky *

: ''America/Brasil,'' Lightyear (1995) *

: ''65th Birthday Celebration, Live At The Blue Note,'' Lightyear (1995) * Jeanie Stahl: ''I'm Just Foolin' Myself,'' Daring Records * Billy Novick: ''Pennywhistles From Heaven,'' Green Linnet * Kayoko Miyama featuring TanaReid with Mark Soskin: ''Best Regards,'' Sound Hills (1995); * Claudio Roditi: ''Jazz Turns Samba,'' Groovin' High * Claudio Roditi: ''Freewheelin','' Reservoir *

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: ''Urban Renewal,'' Kokopelli * Steve Bargonetti: ''Steve Bargonetti,''

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(1984); * Various Artists: ''A Jazz City Christmas,'' Jazz City (1989) * Jimmy Ponder: ''

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,''

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* Jimmy Ponder: ''Steel City Soul,'' 32 Jazz Records * Hendrik Muerkens: ''A View From Manhattan,''

Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

* Hendrik Muerkens: ''Poema Brasilero,''

* Hendrik Muerkens: ''Slidin',''

* Steve Slagle featuring

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

: ''Smoke Signals,'' Panorama * Joe Locke: ''Inner Space,'' SteepleChase (1996); * Sonny Rollins: '' Don't Stop the Carnival'',

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(1978) * Sonny Rollins: ''

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(1979) * Sonny Rollins: '' Sunny Days, Starry Nights'',

(1984) * Sonny Rollins: '' Falling in Love with Jazz'',

(1990) * Sonny Rollins: ''

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(1986) * Sonny Rollins: '' Dancing in the Dark''

(1987) * Sonny Rollins: '' Here's to the People''

(1991) * Sonny Rollins: ''Silver City,''

(1996) * Sonny Rollins: ''Road Shows,'' Vol.1, Doxy (2008) * ]: "Road Shows, " Vol.4, Okeh ( 2016) "Holding The Stage" *

Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...

: ''James Van Buren Meets Teddy Edwards,'' Vartan Jazz * Carla White: ''Live at Vartan's,'' Vartan Jazz * Compilation: ''The Best Of Vartan Jazz,'' Vols. 1 & 2, Vartan Jazz * Sherry Winston: ''Love Madness,'' Headfirst * Sherri Roberts: ''Dreamsville,'' Brownstone * Sherri Roberts: ''Twilight World,'' Brownstone * Eric Wyatt: ''God Son,'' Paddle Wheel (1997) *

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: ''The World So Wide,'' Nonesuch (1998) * Ze Louis: ''Guaraní Banana,'' Malandro * Kenia Acioly: ''Initial Thrill,'' Zebra * Kenia Acioly: ''Rio/New York,'' Jazzmania * Deuce: ''Deuce,'' Redwood Records (1986) * Nanette Natal: ''Stairway to the Stars,'' Benyo Music (1990) * Hans Kennel: ''"Stella," Featuring Mark Soskin,'' TCB * SuperNova: ''SuperNova Claudia Villela,'' Jazzheads (1997) *

Roseanna Vitro Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas. Biography Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...

: ''Conviction,'' A Records * Roseanna Vitro: '' The Music of Randy Newman'', Motema Music (2011) † * Roseanna Vitro: '' Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer,'' Random Act Records (2014) * Roseanna Vitro: “ Tell Me The Truth, “, Skyline (2018) * String Of Pearls: ''S.O.P New York/Brasil,'' Alfa Music * Bruce Williamson: ''Big City Magic,'' Timeless * Roland Vazquez: ''No Separate Love,'' RVCD * Roland Vazquez: ''Furthur Dance,'' RVCD * Roland Vazquez: ''Quintet Live,'' RVCD * Greg Abate: ''Happy Samba,'' Blue Chip Jazz * Manhattan Reggae Unit: ''Come Spring,''

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* Manhattan Reggae Unit: ''Together,''

* Fritz Renold and The Bostonian Friends: ''Starlight,'' Columbia * The Empire State Group: ''Benjamin Sujesh,'' Anothen Records (1994) * Kazuko Michishita: ''You Can Dream,'' Kaz Music * Minehaha: ''May Happiness Be Yours,'' Nippon Columbia * Various Musicians: ''Keys To The City,''

* Various Musicians: ''Cowboy Bebop,'' Victor (1998) * Shinobu Itoh: ''Sailing Rolling,'' PAS (1991) * Robert Debellis: ''Parallax,'' Vintone Records *

Steve Smith Stephen, Steve, Stevie, or Steven Smith may refer to: Academics * Steve Smith (political scientist) (born 1952), British international relations theorist and senior university manager * Stephen Smith (journalist) (born 1956), American journalist, ...

: ''Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies: Very Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club,'' Set 1, Tone Center (2002) *

: ''Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies: Very Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club,'' Set 2, Tone Center (2002) *

: ''Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy Live On Tour,'' Vol. 1, Drum Legacy Records *

: ''Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy Live On Tour,'' Vol. 2, Drum Legacy Records * Steve Smith: Steve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition, Viewpoint, BFM JAZZ (2015) *Steve Smith: Steve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition, Heart Of The City BFM JAZZ (2017) * Danny Willensky: ''Back In The Mix,'' Speechless * Roger Rosenberg: ''Baritonality,'' Sunnyside * Erik Charlston – JazzBrasil: ''Essentially Hermeto,'' Sunnyside (2011) * Eddie Allen: ''Push,'' Edjalen Music (2013) * Denise Mangiardi: Brown Book, Alice’s Loft Music PRS/2019 * Liza Minnelli: Liza’s At The Palace, Hybrid Recordings 2008 * Kenia: On We Go, Mooka Records Note: † signifies a Grammy nomination.

Filmography

* ''Gato Barbieri: Live From the Latin Quarter'' (2001); * ''

Calle 54 ''Calle 54'' is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chuc ...

,'' Bluenote (2000)

Notes

Album reviews General references

External links

Mark Soskin official website
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