Jazz Times: Pop Structure with Jazz Freedom
Thank you to Lee Mergner at Jazz Times for his interest and thoughtful article.
SOPAC Sessions Upcoming Concert
Mark will be performing on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30PM EST with Jonathan Kreisberg (Electric Guitar), Larry Grenadier (Upright Bass) and Dayna Stephens (Tenor Sax).
The concert is part of the SOPAC Sessions series and will be available for live streaming. For tickets and more information about the show, please go to: www.sopacnow.org/events/mark-murphy-2020/
Stream "Tea in the Sahara"
The first single from the upcoming album is now available on Spotify. It’s the classic The Police tune Tea in the Sahara completely re-imagined and arranged. This one features Mark with Alexa Barchini on vocals.
We hope you will love it!
Pre-Order Hiding Place
The upcoming album is titled “Hiding Place” and showcases an array of beautiful music and an incredible band. The core ensemble on this outing features Alexa Barchini (vocals), Jon Cowherd (piano/keys), Tony Scherr (bass) and Kenny Wollesen (drums). More than special guests include Jeff Ballard (drums), Gilad Hekselman (guitars) and Dayna Stephens (saxophone).
A total of seven tracks including new originals written by Mark and a mix of select cover songs by The Police, The Eagles, and The Beatles.
The album will be available on the 25th of September as a high quality download and on different streaming sites. Preorder the digital copy today and get the best price possible.
All About Jazz Best of 2018
We are proud to announce that Mark’s latest release, “Pocketful of Rainbows”, made the C. Michael Bailey “10 Best of 2018” list for All About Jazz! Click below to read the full list:
Guitar Club Magazine
Thanks to GuitarClub Magazine, (based in Italy), for the write up of my new album in their most recent issue!! Nice to share the page with Ben Harper!
Session Photos January 2018
Some shots from our session at "Bunker Studios" with Jon Cowherd, Gilad Hekselman, Tony Scherr, Dayna Stephens, Kenny Wollesen and Alexa Barchini. Thanks to everyone for a great day! Special extra thank you to Gilad for taking these shots!
Interview with Debbie Burke
Thanks to Debbie Burke, jazz author for the really great interview about my new record Pocketful of Rainbows!
All About Jazz
The new record is out today!! Thanks to C Michael Bailey at All About Jazz for a really nice review of "Pocketful of Rainbows". He closed out the review by writing: "If music has an IQ, then Murphy's Rainbows raises it to genius level." Thank you for that!
The full review is here: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/seven-women-2018--part-iii-kurt-elling-by-c-michael-bailey.php
Pocketful of Rainbows Out Now!
Pocketful of Rainbows is the second installment of original compositions as well as classic songs completely re-imagined. The CD features Mark with Jeff Ballard, Sara Caswell, Matt Clohesy, Jon Cowherd, Larry Grenadier, Gilad Hekselman, Chris Morrissey, Maria Neckam, Tony Scherr, Dayna Stephens and Colin Stranahan.
Straight No Chaser Interview
In case you missed it, here is the interview from earlier this year. Enjoy!
For more: www.straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com
Jazz Weekly Review
Thank you to Jazz Weekly for their review of Slip Away!
SIX STRINGS DONE THREE WAYS… Jorge Rossy: Stay There, Russ Hewitt: Cielo Nocturno, Mark Murphy: Slip Away
Slip Away Available Now!
The new album includes original compositions as well as classic songs completely re-imagined. The album features, Jeff Ballard, Jon Cowherd, Gilad Hekselman, Maria Neckam and Dayna Stephens. The Music is a unique fusion of styles and genres, creating one of the most convincing musical collaborations between jazz and modern contemporary pop music to date.
Upcoming Album & EP
So excited about my album "Slip Away" being officially released in Fall 2016. I am so proud of the music, and the folks on the tracks are incredible! Jeff Ballard, Gilad Hekselman, Dayna Stephens, Jon Cowherd, Maria Neckam, Chris Morrissey, and Larry Grenadier. Wow! Really looking forward to getting this music out in the world :) The music was recorded at The Bunker Studio by Aaron Nevezie. This photo is from the January recording session with Jon, Larry, (and Chico!)
Tracking with Jon Cowherd & Larry Grenadier
Photo: Aaron Nevezie / The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn.
Album Session Group Portrait
A great capture and moment remembering a fantastic recording session for Slip Away. Jeff Ballard (Drums), Chris Morrissey (Upright & Electric Bass), Gilad Hekselman (Electric & Acoustic Guitar) & Dayna Stephens (Saxophone & EWI). On the album, but missing from the photo is singer Maria Neckam, who added some beautiful vocals and Jon Cowherd who blew us away with his additional Piano, Rhodes and Wurlitzer.
The record was recorded and mixed by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in Manhattan.
