Marc Rogers

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Marc Rogers
OriginCanada
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Guitarist
Instrument(s) Bass guitar

Marc Rogers is a Canadian acoustic and electric bassist.

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Career

Rogers studied at the University of North Texas College of Music, where he was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band directed by Neil Slater. [1]

He is a member of the band The Philosopher Kings. Rogers tours with and is a member of Michael Kaeshammer's band. [2] He has recorded and written music for film and TV including Zoe Busiek: Wild Card , the L Word , Lie With Me and Saint Ralph .

In 1999, Rogers was the bassist for the band Laszlo which featured Norah Jones as the lead singer. [1]

In 2006 he was in a jazz ensemble with Robi Botos, Phil Dwyer, and Terri Lyne Carrington. They were nominated for a Juno Award in the category Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for the recording One Take – Volume II.

Rogers is a contributing columnist for Canadian Musician Magazine. [3]

Personal life

Rogers is married to singer/songwriter Karen Kosowski. [4]

Selected discography

Solo

With Jarvis Church

With Shawn Hook

With Michael Kaeshammer

With Emma-Lee

With Sarah Harmer

With Nelly Furtado

With Mark McLean

With Anjulie

With Kelly Jefferson Quartet

With Stereos

With Justin Hines

With Kreesha Turner

With Serena Ryder

With The Philosopher Kings

With Theo Tams

With Fefe Dobson

With K'naan

With Peter Katz

With Amanda Stott

With Sophie Milman

With Emilie-Claire Barlow

With Layah Jane

With Emma Roberts

With Matt Dusk

With The Good Lovelies

With Emblem3

With Kate Ceberano

With Barbra Lica

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marc Rogers Discography". Discogs . Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Clark, Deanna (23 April 2010). "Classy start to jazz fest". The Recorder and Times . Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Marc Rogers Bio". Canadian Jazz Archive. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Karen Kosowski on CBC". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lunasa". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jarvis Church releases new single 'Do It Better'". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Discography'". Marc Roger's Official Website. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barbra Lica". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2015.


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