MARK COLBY

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Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1949, Mark comes from a musical background, as his father was a professional musician (drummer) who played with Benny Goodman for a time in the ‘40’s. At the age of eight, Mark was given a clarinet and lessons with a wonderful teacher by the name of Bill Schlagel, who emphasized the importance of proper technique and sound. At age eleven, Mark took the next step in his evolution, saxophone, and thus began his life-long love affair. Immersed in the sounds of the big bands enjoyed by his father, intrigued by the more modern sounds of bebop, cool and hard-bop records his sister played around the house, his dedication to pursuing a life in music was cemented.

In 1962, his family moved to Miami, Florida, where he began playing professionally at age 14. On Miami Beach, he had the opportunity
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MARK COLBY Serpentine Fire album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Serpentine Fire
RnB 1978
MARK COLBY One Good Turn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Good Turn
RnB 1979
MARK COLBY Software : Marbles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Software : Marbles
Post Bop 1981
MARK COLBY Mark Colby / Frank Caruso ‎: Mango Tango album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mark Colby / Frank Caruso ‎: Mango Tango
Hard Bop 1990
MARK COLBY Colby / Caruso : Heart of the City album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colby / Caruso : Heart of the City
Hard Bop 1994
MARK COLBY Reunion With Vince Maggio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reunion With Vince Maggio
Hard Bop 1999
MARK COLBY Speaking Of Stan: A Tribute To Stan Getz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Speaking Of Stan: A Tribute To Stan Getz
Cool Jazz 2006
MARK COLBY Reflections album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reflections
Hard Bop 2008
MARK COLBY Yesterday's Gardenias album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Yesterday's Gardenias
Hard Bop 2011
MARK COLBY Mark Colby Quartet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mark Colby Quartet
Hard Bop 2014
MARK COLBY All or Nothing At All album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All or Nothing At All
Hard Bop 2016

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MARK COLBY Tenor Reference album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tenor Reference
Hard Bop 2000

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Serpentine Fire / One Good Turn
RnB 2015

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