Marc Cary

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Marc Cary
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Background information
Birth nameMarc Anthony Cary
Born (1967-01-29) January 29, 1967 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1990–present
Labels Motéma Music
Website marccary.com

Marc Cary (born January 29, 1967) [1] is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City. [2] Cary has played and recorded with several well-known musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Arthur Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Carlos Garnett, Erykah Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stefon Harris, Lauryn Hill, Ani DiFranco, Jackie McLean, Q-Tip and Carmen McRae.

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Life and career

Cary grew up playing on the go-go music scene in Washington, D.C. He eventually moved to New York City, and it was through his work with Abbey Lincoln that broad audiences were first introduced to his rhythmic style, which draws on the influence of Randy Weston and McCoy Tyner. [3]

Discography

As leader / co-leader

Year recordedTitleLabelNotes
1995Cary On Enja With Roy Hargrove (trumpet), Ron Blake (tenor sax), Dwayne Burno (bass), Dion Parson (drums), Yarborough Charles Laws (flute), Charlene Fitzpatrick (vocals)
1997Listen Arabesque With Billy Johnson (bass), Dion Parson (drums), Yarbrough Charles Laws (flute), Daniel Moreno (percussion), Ron Blake (tenor sax), Terell Stafford

(trumpet)

1998The Anitdote Arabesque With Daniel Moreno, Yarbrough Charles Laws (percussion), Ron Blake (sax), John Ormond (bass)
1999?Captured Live in BrazilJazzateriawith Indigenous People
1999Rhodes AheadJazzateria
1999TrilliumJazzateriaWith Nasheet Waits and Tarus Mateen
2003?N.G.G.R. PleaseJazzateriawith Indigenous People
2006FOCUS Motéma Music Trio, with Sameer Gupta & David Ewell
2006?BlaK Motéma Music
2012 For the Love of Abbey Motéma Music Solo piano
2013?Four Directions Motéma Music Trio, with Burniss Earl Travis II, Rashaan Carter (bass; separately), Sameer Gupta (drums, tabla)
2015Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 2 Motéma Music
2018After the Jam, Volume 1IndependentTrio, with Dan Chmielinski (bass), Diego Ramirez (drums)

As sideman

With Abbey Lincoln

With David Murray

With Art Taylor

Accolades

Notes

  1. Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p116. Oxford University Press.
  2. Adler, David R. "Marc Cary Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  3. Russonello, Giovanni. "Photos | Marc Cary at Bohemian Caverns: Believing in the groove (and out)". CapitalBop. Retrieved 10 May 2012. http://www.capitalbop.com/2011/04/26/photos-marc-cary-at-bohemian-caverns-believing-in-the-groove/ Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine