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A hard swingin' pianist rooted in the Bebop tradition, Marc Devine leads his own bands and performs as a
sideman in NYC.
Developing a taste for Jazz while still in highschool, he attended the University of New Hampshire and
played with several Jazz ensembles including two big bands and a Jazz choir. While at UNH, Marc was
exposed to great Jazz musicians such as Phil Woods, Milt Hinton, Frank Wess, took some lessons with
pianist James Williams and was introduced to the music and teaching of legendary trumpeter Clark Terry
(famous for his work with Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, The Tonight Show
Band) and trumpeter Stephen Fulton.
Through this meeting, Marc went on to study with Stephen Fulton and Morris Nelms at the Clark Terry
International Institute of Jazz Studies. Through Clark Terry's approach to learning and Stephen Fulton's
teaching and inspiration, Devine began to develop a style based on his piano influences Wynton Kelly, Red
Garland (both of whom played with Miles Davis), Hampton Hawes, Bud Powell, Count Basie and Errol
Garner. Marc also had the opportunity to study and perform with Jazz greats Red Holloway, Butch Miles,
Jessie Davis, and, of course, Clark Terry.
After leaving the Clark Terry school, Devine moved to the Austin area where he played as a sideman and
most often leading his own groups with vocalist Denia Ridley and the legendary vocalist Donna Hightower.
His bands have performed regularly at all of Austin's Jazz venues and several festivals including The Zilker
Park Jazz Festival, The Kemah Jazz Festival, and became a mainstay at the Texas Jazz Festival in Corpus
Christi, TX.
Now residing in NYC, Marc has played at many venues and is working with some of the finest Jazz musicians
in the city including Junior Mance's rhythm section, Hide Tanaka on bass and Jackie Williams on drums, Lou
Donaldson's long-time drummer, Fukushi Tainaka, Clark Terry's alto player, Dave Glasser, the great tenor
saxophonist Jerry Weldon and most recently with the great Basie trombonist, Benny Powell
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