Trombone Player, Composer, Improviser, Artist & Author Marc Perez utilizes his unique understanding and approach to improvisation in a broad range of interdisciplinary practices. His approach to sound, music perception & non traditional notation is quickly making Marc a sought-after collaborator and making his work quickly known.
Marc is part of the experimental jazz duo “Frog n’ Toad”, makes electronic music under “Chilaquiles”, makes video game music under “mapmusiq” & leads the exciting and experimental large ensemble, “The Tapestry”.
Marc has won various awards such as numerous awards from the Herb Alpert Foundation. He has also recently been a Featured Composer for The 5th Annual Toy Music Festival, based in Seoul, Korea & a Finalist in The IntAct International Competition Institute of Thailand Competition, based in Bangkok, Thailand .
Marc has also participated as an artist in festivals such as Angel City Jazz Fest, SOUNDPEDRO & High Desert Soundings.
He graduated with his master’s degree at California Institute of the Arts with Individuals such as Mattie Barbier, Vinny Golia, Luciana Souza, Tim Feeney & David Rosenboom.
He completed his bachelor’s degree in Global Jazz Studies with an emphasis in Jazz Trombone at University of California, Los Angeles studying with individuals such as Arturo O’ Farill, Hitomi Oba & James Newton.
Marc is also a member of the “Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra”, the experimental music ensemble “God’s Favorite”, Jacob Wolff’s “Substitute for the Hypnotic Object Ensemble”, Ivan Cunningham’s “Broken Spade” & “You, Me, & The Whales Arkestra”.