Music Theory & Ear Training for Singers; Bassist; New York University
Mark Wade is a professional bassist working in the NYC area. He graduated from New York University in 1997 Magna Cum Laude, National Music Honor Society. Since that time, he has performed with a wide variety artists.
Mark has appeared on the Today Show with jazz vocalist Stacy Kent. For two years, he performed weekly at Birdland. Mark Was a featured Jazz Artist at the Natchez Music Festival for the 2006 and 2007 season. In 2010, Mark played a number of engagements with headliner Valerie Holiday ( The Three Degrees, lead singer ) at NYC’s Iridium jazz club. Mark performed the 2001-2002 season with the Key West Symphony Orchestra, which included performances with Grammy winners Sharon Isbon and Robert McDuffie. Other classical credits include The Orchestra of the Bronx, DiCapo Opera, The Goliard Ensemble, The Orchestra of the S.E.M., Music at Christ Church, Music at St. Alban’s, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
For his performance of “Ice Island,” a theatre piece for seven actors and solo double bass, the New York Times reviewed “…hauntingly played by Mark Wade.” Mark played for the Broadway show “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues.” Mark also recorded with pop legend Neil Diamond. Mark has performed a number of performances with TV icon and singer John Davidson, including a sold out performance in 2004 at PNC Arts Center.