Mark Schatz
Mark Schatz | |
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| Schatz (third from right) playing bass in 2022, in support of Bela Fleck’s album My Bluegrass Heart Schatz (third from right) playing bass in 2022, in support of Bela Fleck’s album My Bluegrass Heart | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 23, 1955 |
| Genres | Bluegrass, Old-time |
| Instruments | Bass, banjo, mandolin, guitar |
| Labels | Rounder |
| Website | www.markschatz.net |
Mark L. Schatz[1] (born April 23, 1955) is an American bassist, banjoist, mandolinist, guitarist, clogger, and hambone performer who has recorded on albums for and toured with artists including Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek, Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell, Tony Rice, John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Tim O'Brien.
Background
[edit | edit source]Schatz was born into a musical family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, near Boston.
From 1973 to 1978 he studied music theory and composition at Haverford College, after which he studied for a year at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1983.
Career
[edit | edit source]Mark Schatz is a two time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year award winner.[2] Schatz toured and recorded with progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. Schatz is also a solo artist who has recorded two solo albums on Rounder Records, his debut produced by Bela Fleck. His band, "Mark Schatz & Friends," is composed of Schatz, Casey Driessen, Missy Raines, and Jim Hurst. Schatz has produced albums for various bluegrass artists including The Duhks, and has recorded with Nefesh Mountain.
Discography
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Solo[edit | edit source]
With Danny Knicely and Wyatt Rice[edit | edit source]
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With Bryan McDowell[edit | edit source]
With Rudi Ekstein's All Original Bluegrass Instrumental Showcase, Stuart Duncan, and Jeff Autry[edit | edit source]
With Tim O’Brien and The O’Boys[edit | edit source]
With The Claire Lynch Band[edit | edit source]
With Spectrum[edit | edit source]
With Nickel Creek[edit | edit source]
With Tasty Licks[edit | edit source]
With The Bluegrass Album Band[edit | edit source]
With The Hartford String Band[edit | edit source]
With The John Hartford String Band[edit | edit source]
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References
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- American record producers
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Bluegrass Album Band members
- Musicians from Lexington, Massachusetts
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- American double-bassists
- American country banjoists
- American country mandolinists
- American bluegrass mandolinists
- Haverford College alumni
- American record producer stubs