Mark O'Leary
Mark O'Leary (* 1969 in Cork ) is an Irish jazz and improvisation musician ( guitar , composition ).
Act
O'Leary initially wanted to be a drummer as a child . At the age of eleven he turned to the guitar; early influences were Louis Stewart and Rory Gallagher ; later he oriented himself to Terje Rypdal , Robert Fripp , Pat Martino and Derek Bailey .
O'Leary was trained at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles after studying architecture . He played with Kenny Wheeler , toured Europe several times as a member of Paul Bleys Trio and played with Bill Bruford as well as with Jack DeJohnette , Peter Erskine , Joey Baron , Sunny Murray and Han Bennink . The release of numerous CDs, initially with a trio and since 2008 also with a quartet, has led to his international breakthrough. In addition, O'Leary formed the Underground Jazz Trio with Matthew Lux and John Herndon . He has performed in 30 countries and also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival . He is considered by some to be the most technically gifted and innovative guitarist Ireland has produced.
O'Leary is also an electronic composer who creates soundscapes that can be described as post-industrial ambient and he is considered a multi-genre composer. He has also worked with Günter Müller and performed his contemporary classical compositions with the Cikada String Quartet .
Discographic notes
- Signs ( FMR Records 2003, with Steuart Liebig and Alex Cline )
- Chamber Trio ( Leo Records 2005, with Mat Maneri and Matthew Shipp )
- Levitation (Leo Records 2005, with Tomasz Stańko and Billy Hart )
- Awakening (Leo Records 2006, with Steve Swallow and Pierre Favre )
- Waiting (Leo Records 2007, with Cuong Vu and Tom Rainey )
- Atmos (FMR Records 2008, with Stefan Pasborg )
- Electronic music (TIBProd 2014)
Web links
- interview
- biography
- Concert review (2009)
- Mark O'Leary at Allmusic (English)
- Mark O'Leary at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Mark O'Leary: Signs (Linernotes) . Allmusic states 1970 as the year of birth.
- ↑ Meeting (JazzTimes)
- ↑ a b Event information (Loft Cologne)
- ↑ meeting
- ↑ Meeting (BBC)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Leary, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish jazz and improvisation musician (guitar, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cork |