Mark Rapp Group

Trumpeter, composer and arranger Mark Rapp is featured alongside Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Esperanza Spalding, The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman and many more on Disney's recent release "Everybody Wants to be a Cat" (Feb 2011). With Rapp's celebrated 2009 debut release "Token Tales" and being named a "Top Emerging Trumpeter" by Downbeat Magazine the year before, Rapp is quickly establishing himself as one of the most interesting, cool and creative artists in modern jazz. Rapp released an industry first "Applum" (a complete multimedia album experience packaged and distributed for the iPad and iPhone) with The Song Project (thesongproject.net), a unique trio co-led with guitarist/vocalist Derek Lee Bronston. Rapp also recorded an amazing tribute to Billy Strayhorn CD (bradenrapp.com) with saxophone great Don Braden, GRAMMY-nominee Gerald Clayton on piano and vocal sensation Sachal Vasandani. Rapp has played sold out shows at the Blue Note (NY), Joe’s Pub, Yoshi’s (San Fran) and such venues as Blues Alley (D.C.), the JVC Newport Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s at Jazz Lincoln Center, JazzTime Festival (Croatia), Jazzland (Vienna), Jazz Standard (New York) and more. Mark was named a "top emerging trumpeter" by Downbeat Magazine, featured on a Travel Channel documentary and has played with such diverse artists as Branford Marsalis to Hootie and the Blowfish. Mark is also available for Master Classes where he addresses specific needs, discusses a wide range of materials including breathing, warm-ups, jazz studies, practice regime, artistry, arranging, composing, finances, survival, social media and more. Jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator and didgeridoo player