"I've been listenting to Mark Colby
for twenty years, and I've seen
him grow into a master of the
saxophone and master of the
music he plays."

Stan Getz

 

"Mark was a great asset to our
event, providing incisive comments
and excellent clinic work. He has
an uncanny ability to lock in with
both youngsters and adults."

Dr. John Harding, Director of Jazz Studies
University of North Carolina

 

"A brilliant saxophone soloist
in the virtuoso range."

John Wilson, The New York Times

 

 

Mark has performed with Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Sinatra, Maynard Ferguson, Bob James, Charlie Haden and Mose Allison. He is a first call studio musician, and has played on over 2,000 commercials in the competitive Chicago market. He has been a jazz faculty member at DePaul University since 1983, as well as Elmhurst College. Currently, he is performing as a guest soloist and clinician/ adjudicator at high schools and colleges throughout the United States representing the Selmer Company.