Hannah Marks is a bassist, bandleader, composer, and educator living in New York City. As a bandleader, she has performed at several major festivals, including the Detroit Jazz Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, 80-35 Music Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, and Indy Jazz Festival. Her current groups as a leader are Hannah Marks: Outsider, Outlier, a genre-defying, lyric-based project, and the Hannah Marks Quartet. She is a frequent sideman with Geoffrey Keezer, Ingrid Jensen, Kalia Vandever, Matt Wilson, Ted Nash, Morgan Guerin, and Marcus Printup, and has performed at heralded NYC venues like Birdland Jazz Club, The 55 Bar, The Stone, and The Jazz Gallery.
Heavily influenced by her love for punk, noise, and free improvisation, Outsider, Outlier revolves around lyrics and music depicting pivotal events in Marks’ search for belonging and empowerment. Since forming in 2022, the band has toured the East Coast and played 80-35 Music Festival in Des Moines, IA.
https://www.hannahmarksbass.com
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With chunky grooves, soaring melodies, and blissful improvisation, Up and Orange has something for every dancing thinker. The Hudson Valley-based band takes listeners on a journey through memorable compositions and deep jamming that draw on a variety of influences, including rock, funk, jazz, and electronica.