Category: Press
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HOUSE RESOLUTION SALUTES MARK RAPP AS AMBASSADOR OF JAZZ
HOUSE RESOLUTION SALUTES MARK RAPP AS AMBASSADOR OF JAZZ FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, SC, Feb 20th, 2018: On Thursday, February 8th, during the morning legislative session, House Representatives Kirkman Finlay and Beth Bernstein presented jazz trumpeter Mark Rapp with the framed resolution naming him jazz ambassador of…
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Wess Anderson & Mark Rapp Booked: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017
Excited to announce Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson and I are presenting our new project at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 30, 2017! Stay tuned…
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Jasper Artist of the Year 2016
Speechless and beyond thankful to be the The Jasper Project 2016 Artist of the Year in Music! However, this award is not for me, it is for all of our amazing ColaJazz musicians. This award is for our growing jazz community. This award is for everyone who supports live jazz from our dedicated fans and…
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Impractical Jokers
My growling trumpet stripper theme surfaces again! This is a snippet of music I recorded while living in NYC for what was to be a YouTube comedy series. I was hired for many recording sessions most often never knowing what was going to happen with the tracks I recorded. I first found my growling trumpet…
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Water Be Still
UPDATE: “Water Be Still” was featured on NPR. Listen to the interview here! In October 2015, devastating flooding caused $12 billion in damages in South Carolina. It destroyed homes, businesses and took precious lives too early. It was a disaster which many are still recovering from. As an artist, I express and process feelings through…
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iCool Menopause Commercial
When I was living in NYC, I was hired for many studio recording sessions most often never knowing what was going to happen with the tracks I recorded. I’m on countless demo CDs for bands, songwriters hustling music for commercials, DJs sampling a jazz trumpet and so much more. A few years passed and one…
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Good Eats Live
It’s ALWAYS an honor to hear cats in other cities playing one of my original tunes! What a tremendous compliment. Here’s organ great, David Ellington (from New Orleans), playing my composition “Good Eats” from my CD of the same name at a venue in Atlanta, GA. You can download the sheet music below and stream…
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Dizzy Gillespie’s Trumpet
I had the amazing honor and privilege of playing on Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet – a trumpet which Jon Faddis gave to him. It happened on Friday, October 16, at the SC Jazz Festival, just 5 days before John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie’s birthday. Not only did I play on this famous horn, but I played it…
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Music in New Orleans: return visit for a local trumpeter
Thanks to music writer Keith Spera for this wonderful mention on Nola.com! On Friday, June 12, the options for live music in New Orleans include a classic rock band, a classic comedy duo and a return visit for a local trumpeter. Mark Rapp and Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Snug Harbor, 8 and 10 p.m. While earning…
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Returning to New Orleans
Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson & Mark Rapp present the music of “Sweet Pappa” Lou Donaldson THURSDAY, JUNE 11 PRIME EXAMPLE JAZZ CLUB, 8p & 10p FRIDAY, JUNE 12 SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO, 8p & 10p Recognizing Sweet Papa Lou Donaldson as one of the pivotal composer/bandleaders of the modern era, trumpeter Mark Rapp’s CD “Good Eats”…