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Bassist Mark Dunlap
first studied guitar and switched to electric and then double bass.
Dunlap studies composition with Grammy Award nominated composer, and
long-time mentor, Ed Byrne, DMA. Dunlap also studies bass with
accomplished NYC bassists, Santi DeBriano, Joe Fonda and George Kaye.
Dunlap is a founding member and serves on the board of the Western New
England Double Bass Society, a group of almost 200 performing double
bassists that sponsors bass workshops and concerts throughout New
England. He also serves as the Co-chair of the Holyoke Cultural
Council. Dunlap manages every aspect of creating, performing, recording
and promoting his own sound through his independent recording label and
publishing company, Simmer Music. He performs regularly in clubs and
festivals in the Northeast USA & Germany with numerous bands
including the Interplay Jazz Band, Ellen Cogen and The Housecats,
Latitude Jazz Band, TV Band and Counterpoise.Link: simmermusic.com
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