Mark Isham (b. September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and composer. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The City of New York A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production
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Life
Career
Isham studied classical music at an early age and played trumpet, piano and violin. The Isham family later moved to San Francisco, where Mark found work in several of the local orchestras. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He also became actively involved in the Bay Area rock and roll scene of the 1960s, performing live with several of the local groups. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African
He was a member of a Marin County band called Beefy Red from 1970-72, performing both on trumpet and soprano saxophone. The soprano saxophone was invented in 1840 and is a variety of the Saxophone, a Woodwind instrument. (The group also included guitarist Barry Finnerty, who later played and recorded with Miles Davis, the Crusaders, and the Brecker Brothers, among others. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated Jazz, pop and soul sound The Brecker Brothers was the musical duo of Michael ( Saxophone and EWI) and Randy Brecker ( Trumpet, Flugelhorn) who recorded ) After performing in music venues ranging from Marin's 'Lion's Share' to San Francisco's Fillmore West, Beefy Red disbanded in January, 1972. For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues.
In 1974 Isham joined former Beefy Red horn player Phil Woods and drummer James Preston in The Sons of Champlin. The Sons of Champlin is an American rock band formed in the late 1960's and hailing from the San Francisco -Bay area The Sons of Champlin, like Beefy Red, were unusual in the San Francisco psychedelic scene in featuring a large brass section. Isham wrote and performed his recording debut on the instrumental song 'Marp' (a takeoff on the name of the then-new 'Arp' synthesizer) on the Sons' self-titled album, released in 1975.
During the 1970s, he learned to program synthesizers and became active in the progressive jazz movement. In 1976 Isham and pianist Art Lande formed a quartet called Rubisa Patrol. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Art Lande (born February 5, 1947) is a Jazz pianist drummer composer and educator They released two albums: Rubisa Patrol (1976) and Desert Marauders (1978). It was in this group that Isham surfaced as a solo trumpeter with a strong Miles Davis influence. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.
In 1977, Isham performed on the Taj Mahal album Evolution (The Most Recent). Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942) who goes by the Stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized Blues musician This was the beginning of Isham's career as a sessions artist, which continues to present day. He has worked with artists as diverse as Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, David Sylvian, Hector Zazou, David Torn, Toots Thielemans and Tanita Tikaram. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four time Grammy -winning Jamaican David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958 in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English Singer, Musician Hector Zazou ( July 11, 1948 — September 8, 2008) was a prolific French Composer and Record producer who has David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville New York) is an American Composer and Guitarist known for the organic blending/manipulation of Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Baron Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29 1922) known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian Jazz Tanita Tikaram (born August 12, 1969) is an English pop / folk Singer/songwriter best known for the enigmatic hits "
In 1978, he formed a group called Group 87. Group 87 featured bassist Patrick O'Hearn, drummers Terry Bozzio and Peter Van Hooke (at different times) and guitarist Peter Maunu. Patrick O'Hearn (b September 6, 1954) is a multi-instrumentalist musician composer and recording artist Terry John Bozzio ( December 27, 1950) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the late Frank Zappa. Peter "Pete" Van Hooke (born April 6 1950) is a drummer in the English band Mike and the Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995 and All of these artists would work with Isham in future solo projects. They released two albums: Group 87 (1980) and A Career in Dada Processing (1984).
From 1979 through 1983, he worked with Van Morrison's band playing synthesizer and trumpet on four of his abums: Into the Music, Common One, Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Into the Music is the eleventh studio Album by Northern Irish Singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1979 Common One is an album by Northern Irish Singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980 Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is an album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983
In 1983, he released his first solo album, Vapor Drawings. Vapor Drawings ( 1983) is the debut solo album by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham. Its style is an atmospheric and deeply experimental blend of modern jazz and electronic music. It was also the first album released on the Windham Hill label to feature extensive use of synthesizers. Windham Hill Records was an Independent record label, founded in 1976 by Guitarist and Carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife
That same year he also scored the soundtrack for the Carroll Ballard film Never Cry Wolf. Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Film director. Never Cry Wolf ( 1983) is an American Drama film adaption of the Farley Mowat autobiographical book of the same name This brought immediate attention and subsequent film score jobs. His second solo album was a compilation of these works titled Film Music (1985). Film Music ( 1985) is an album originally released on vinyl by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham.
Additionally, in 1983, Isham was invited to play with RMS and Gil Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival. RMS is a Jazz fusion band formed in 1982 It consists of three well known and acclaimed British Session musicians Guitarist '''R'''ay Russell, bass Gil Evans ( 13 May 1912 in Toronto Canada – 20 March 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a Jazz The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music Festival in Switzerland, Europe's most prestigious He flew in to Montreux and played the same night whilst extremely jet-lagged. Jet lag, also jetlag or jet-lag, is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to Circadian rhythms it is classified The resulting concert was eventually released on DVD in 2004 on the Angel Air Record Label. Angel Air is an Independent record label established in 1997 by Peter Purnell in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
From 1987 to 1992 he composed scores for the "Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics" series of videos and CDs. These were narrated by famous actors such as William Hurt and Glenn Close. William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known
His albums Castalia (1988) and Tibet (1989) were both Grammy-nominated. Castalia ( 1988) is an album by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He won in 1990 with his album Mark Isham.
In 1992, he published his first orchestral work Five Stories for Trumpet and Orchestra. The same year he earned an Academy Award nomination for the soundtrack of the film A River Runs Through It. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about A River Runs Through It the novella For information on the film see A River Runs Through It (film. During the following years he became a prolific film score composer. Some of his film scores include: Save the Last Dance, Men of Honor and October Sky. Save the Last Dance is a 2001 Drama movie produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler and released by Paramount Men of Honor (released in the UK as Men of Honour) is a 2000 Drama film, directed by George Tillman Jr October Sky is a 1999 film produced by Charles Gordon, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern.
In 1995, he released an album titled Blue Sun. This was his first album to follow a mainstream contemporary jazz format.
In 1999, he formed a group to interpret the music of Miles Davis's late 1960s through mid-1970s electric jazz fusion and released an album, Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project, which was recorded live. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.
Isham is a practitioner of Scientology. Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American Science fiction author L He lives in the Hidden Hills gated community in the County of Los Angeles. Hidden Hills is a comedy series that aired on American Television network NBC during the 2002-2003 TV season. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States.
In 2007, his music, "A Sense of Touch" from the soundtrack of Crash is featured in the Law & Order SVU Season finale "Screwed"
Discography
Studio albums and compilations
- 1983 Vapor Drawings
- 1985 Film Music
- 1987 We Begin (with Art Lande)
- 1988 Castalia
- 1989 Tibet
- 1990 Mark Isham
- 1991 Songs My Children Taught Me
- 1995 Blue Sun
- 1998 Mark Isham: A Windham Hill Retrospective
- 1999 Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project
Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics
- 1987 The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Narrated by Jeremy Irons)
- 1988 The Emperor and the Nightingale (Narrated by Glenn Close)
- 1989 Thumbelina (Narrated by Kelly McGillis)
- 1990 The Emperor's New Clothes (Narrated by Sir John Gielgud)
- 1992 The Boy Who Drew Cats (Narrated by William Hurt)
Other
- 2000 Hymn of Asia: L. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Vapor Drawings ( 1983) is the debut solo album by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham. Film Music ( 1985) is an album originally released on vinyl by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham. We Begin (1987 is a collaborative album by the American Jazz musicians Mark Isham and Art Lande. Art Lande (born February 5, 1947) is a Jazz pianist drummer composer and educator Castalia ( 1988) is an album by the American trumpeter / synthesist Mark Isham. "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Den Standhaftige Tinsoldat is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known "Thumbelina" ( Danish: "Tommelise" is a Fairy tale by the Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American Actress, whose notable movies include Witness (for which she "The Emperor's New Clothes" ( Keiserens nye Klæder) is a Fairy tale by Danish Poet and Author Hans Christian Andersen Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an " The Boy Who Drew Cats " is a Japanese Fairy tale collected by Lafcadio Hearn in Japanese Fairy Tales. William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Ron Hubbard (Instrument Orchestration and Choral Arrangements)
- 2006 Theme to the United States Army's Army Strong campaign [1]. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. "Army Strong" is a recruiting slogan that is used by the United States Army.
Filmography
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External links
- The Mark Isham Web Site - official site
- Mark Isham at the Internet Movie Database
- A video clip of Mark Isham at the Saint Hill Charity Concert, October 2007
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