BIOGRAPHY
Mark Russo
is a freelance jazz trumpet player and educator in the greater Cleveland area. He holds degrees in Music Performance In Jazz Studies From Bowling Green State University and a Music Education from Kent State University (Magna Cum Laude) and is currently the director of bands at Constellation Schools: Parma Community High School.
Mr. Russo is currently promoting his latest project released on Bugles Media; his debut album as a leader entitled NEW AFFIRMATION, which features all original compositions and received a 4 STAR review on AllAboutJazz.com. As an educator, he is the founding member of THE JAZZ INITIATIVE, which is an ensemble dedicated to the advocacy of jazz education in the Greater Cleveland area. In addition, Mr. Russo has been an adjudicator and Guest Artist for numerous local high school and college Jazz Festivals and has written articles on improvisation, big band, and the Jazz Idiom for OMEA's quarterly publication of TRIAD.
As a performer, Mr. Russo has worked for Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and has performed extensively with such local groups as Bobby Selvaggio's Hendectet Jazz Collective (HJC), The AVENUE from Cleveland Music Group (CMG), The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (to name a few) and has shared the stage with such artists as Ken Peplowski, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Carl Allen, Ingrid Jensen, John Bailey, Marvin Stamm, Allen Vizzutti, Randy Johnston, Wayne Bergeron, and Mike Lee. He has also recorded albums as a sideman with the likes of Bobby Selvaggio, Kevin Scaley, Jeremey Poparad, Asher Barkin and Lou Armagno to name a few. He is also the recipient of the Kent State University-Walter Watson Jazz Achievement Award (2001 & 2002) and the Bowling Green State University MMAC Jazz Achievement Award (1998).
Mr. Russo has studied trumpet pedagogy and arranging with Todd Davidson, Michael Chunn, Jack Shantz, Scott Tinkler, and Brad Goode, Paul Ferguson and Chas Baker. Mr. Russo is available for lessons and consultations both in person and via FaceTime or Skype. Click the HERE to set up a time and date.
Mr. Russo is an Edwards Trumpets and Torpedo Bags supported artist. He is an active member of the Jazz Education Network (JEN) and the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA), serving as the Jazz Editor of OMEA's TRIAD magazine. He is also a Jazz Education Connection of Ohio (JECO) board member and representative for the Northeast Ohio area.
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