Mark Guiliana

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Mark Guiliana
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Born (1980-09-02) September 2, 1980 (age 45)
Florham Park, New Jersey, U.S.
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Mark Guiliana (born September 2, 1980) is an American drummer, composer and leader of the band Beat Music. [1] He has played with Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau, David Bowie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gretchen Parlato, Jason Lindner, Lionel Loueke, Dhafer Youssef, Tigran Hamasyan, Matisyahu, St. Vincent, the European piano trio Phronesis and his own groups, Heernt and the Mark Giuliana Jazz Quartet.

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Biography

Guiliana was born and raised in New Jersey, and attended William Paterson University, where he graduated in 2003 with a degree in Jazz Studies and Performance. [2]

Mark Guiliana is a drummer, composer, educator, producer and founder of Beat Music Productions, through which he released My Life Starts Now and Beat Music: The Los Angeles Improvisations as a bandleader.

His conceptual approach to the instrument is also featured in Mehliana, the electric duo featuring Brad Mehldau on keyboards and synthesizers. The group's debut album, Taming the Dragon (Nonesuch), was released in early 2014.

Over the past decade, Guiliana's extensive touring has taken him across six continents with artists including Meshell Ndegeocello, Gretchen Parlato, Avishai Cohen, Matisyahu, Lionel Loueke, Now vs. Now, Dhafer Youssef, Beat Music and Heernt. He has also appeared on over 30 recordings to date, including Blackstar, David Bowie's final album. [3]

Guiliana was described by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” while Time Out wrote, "What happens when you add hard bop drum masters Elvin Jones and Art Blakey to a 1980s Roland 808 drum machine, divide the result by J Dilla and then multiply to the power of Squarepusher? Answer: Mark Guiliana." [4] [5]

Guiliana endorses Istanbul Agop Cymbals [6]

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As Heernt

With Brad Mehldau

As sideman

With David Bowie

With Matt Cameron

With Avishai Cohen

With Dave Douglas

With Aaron Dugan

With Janek Gwizdala

With Dumpster Hunter

With Jason Lindner ("Now VS Now")

With Lionel Loueke

With Matisyahu

With Donny McCaslin

With Brad Mehldau

With Chris Morrissey

With Gretchen Parlato

With Phronesis

With Brad Shepik

With Young Astronauts Club

With Dhafer Youssef

With Daniel Zamir

References

  1. ↑ LOUEKE, LIONEL (2012-12-17). Original Compositions. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN   978-1-61911-354-1.
  2. ↑ "Jazz Studies & Performance : Alumni". Wpunj.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Track by Track: Mark Guiliana on David Bowie's Blackstar". Moderndrummer.com. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Shows". Bluenotejazz.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "A Duo Face Off While Staying on the Same Page". The New York Times . 24 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mark Guiliana". Istanbulcymbals.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  7. ↑ Kato, Yoshi (July 2016). "25 for the Future / Mark Guiliana". DownBeat . Vol. 83, no. 7. Chicago. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ↑ "Mark Guiliana | Artist". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  9. ↑ "Locked in a Basement". Razdaz Recordz. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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