Mark Turner
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- Born
- 1965 · Fairborn.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · saxophonist · music arranger · record producer
- Fields
- jazz · pop rock · jazz fusion
- Education
- Berklee College of Music · California State University and Long Beach
- Known for
- Yam Yam
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Mark Turner studied at Berklee College of Music and California State University, Long Beach. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, pop rock and jazz fusion. John Coltrane, Warne Marsh and Lennie Tristano are recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with Manhattan School of Music. Works named in the authority record are Yam Yam.
Mark Turner is recorded as having studied at Berklee College of Music and California State University, Long Beach. Formation and teaching. Turner studied at Berklee College of Music and California State University, Long Beach. His recorded influences include John Coltrane, Warne Marsh and Lennie Tristano.
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Mark Turner, recorded as a musician, composer, jazz musician and saxophonist, was born on 10 November 1965. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Fairborn, Ohio is recorded as a place of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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1965
Mark Turner born at Fairborn.
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Mark Turner
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1900481: Mark Turner
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- 1.Huey, Steve. Mark Turner Biography. All Music.
- 2.Leonard, Devin. Mark Turner Escapes the Shadow of John Coltrane. New York Observer. June 26, 2009.
- 3.Jazzweekly.com. Jazz Weekly magazine interview by Fred Jung.
- 4.National Public Radio. In Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative. 4 September 2014.
- 5.Whitehead, Kevin. In Tenor Saxophonist Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative. NPR.
- 6.Chinen, Nate. Follow the Leader; He's Deep in the Pack Mark Turner Quartet at the Village Vanguard. New York Times. June 20, 2013.
- 7.Collar, Matt. Fly. All Music.
- 8.Jurek, Thom. All Our Reasons. All Music.
- 9.Huey, Steve. Mark Turner. All Music.
- 10.Yam Yam.
- 11.http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/record_popup.php?record_id=62
- 12.Crisscrossjazz.com. Two Tenor Ballads.
- 13.In Tenor Saxophonist Mark Turner's New Album, The Music Unfolds Like A Narrative. NPR.
- 14.Le Gendre, Kevin. Mark Turner: Live at The Village Vanguard. Jazzwise. 291. 43. December 2023 – January 2024.
- 15.Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 7, 2019
- 16.Shipton, Alyn. Billy Hart: Multidirectional. Jazzwise. 313. 48. December 2025 – January 2026.
- 17.ebay. Lee Konitz super audio CD SACD Parallels USA SACD240 CHESKY Audiophile 2002.
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