MARK GUILIANA
(Booking in North America)
PROJECTS/LINEUPS:
MARK (SOLO):
Mark Guiliana - drums/percussion/electronics/keys
MARK GUILIANA (ACOUSTIC QUARTET):
Mark Guiliana - drums/percussion/electronics/keys, TBD/Shai Maestro - piano/keys/synths, Chris Morrissey - electric/upright bass, Jason Rigby - saxophone/woodwinds
BEAT MUSIC:
Mark Guiliana (drums, effects), Chris Morrissey (electric bass), Nick Semrad (Keys, Synths)
TOUR:
2024 - Available upon request
2025 - Available upon request
NEW ALBUM:
NEW SOLO ALBUM, MARK, RELEASing july 12th, 2024, ON EDITION RECORDS
OTHER ALBUMS:
*BEAT MUSIC - GRAMMY NOMINATED ALBUM
BIO:
Mark Guiliana has become recognized as one of the world’s leading drummers, admired and in demand across the spectrum from jazz to rock to electronic music for his rhythmic sophistication, creative impulse and individual sound. He has been in the vanguard of drummers creating a new vernacular on the instrument, blending virtuosity on acoustic drums with artfully deployed electronic beats and processing. Guiliana was chosen as Best Jazz Drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2017, while DownBeat dubbed him a Rising Star in its Critics Poll. JazzTimes aptly proclaimed: “Guiliana, a technical master with a rare sense of musicality, has over the past decade become one of the most influential drummers of his generation.” Along with leading his own groups – the acoustic Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet and electronica-minded Beat Music – the drummer has appeared on a string of acclaimed recordings with others. The verve and precision of Guiliana’s drumming was a primer mover of Blackstar, David Bowie’s multiple Grammy Award-winning final album. Guiliana teamed with keyboardist Brad Mehldau as the duo Mehliana for the Nonesuch release Taming the Dragon, and he has also collaborated with such artists as saxophonist Donny McCaslin, guitar hero John Scofield, Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer-songwriter Matt Cameron, neo-soul singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello, guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke, jazz bassist Avishai Cohen, reggae/hip-hop artist Matisyahu and jazz singer Gretchen Parlato.
MARK PROUDLY ENDORSES:
VIDEOS - MARK GUILIANA
VIDEOS - BEAT MUSIC:
PRESS:
“This is the kind of music that makes “jazz” relevant to fresh ears if folks will just give it a try.”
- PopMatters
"This album resounds with insight, without a word being spoken."
- Downbeat Magazine ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2
...one of the leaders of the drum, and modern jazz. Absolutely love him.""Guiliana's composing talent shines through in all its glory.
WRITTEN IN MUSIC, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A contemporary stunner with colorful language and killer instinct...Guiliana's compositions are mesmerizing.
JAZZ TRAIL
One of the most stunning pieces of music I’ve had the pleasure of hearing all year. It’s one of those tracks that ebbs and flows, twists and turns, and filters its way down into the very core of my soul as I listen.
UK VIBE, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Guiliana's sharply inventive real-time contemporary beat making is a sonic delight throughout.
JAZZWISE
These pieces are like moments of affirmation. Meditative, yet incredibly expressive, an enlightenment dawns.""""...one of the leaders of the drum, and modern jazz. Absolutely love him.
BBC RADIO 2
The sound of listening "harnesses the magic of both sides of his musical personality.
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA, WRTI
Mark Guiliana, a technical master with a rare sense of musicality, has over the last decade become one of the most influential drummers of his generation.
JAZZTIMES
What happens when you add hard bop masters Elvin Jones & Art Blakey to a 1980s Roland 808 drum machine, divide the result by J Dilla and multiply to the power of Squarepusher? Answer: Mark Guiliana
TIME OUT LONDON
Guiliana may well be at the forefront of an exciting new style of drumming…
MODERN DRUMMER
…a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed
NEW YORK TIMES
... fast-becoming the most influential drummer of the new jazz generation following his starring role on David Bowie’s Blackstar – who is raising this still-emerging form to a new, more organic level.
IRISH TIMES