Mark Samuel Soskin (born 1953) is an American jazz pianist based in New York City.
Discography
As leader Rhythm Vision (Prestige, 1980); Overjoyed (Jazz City, 1991); Views From Here (King, 1992); Calypso & Jazz Around the Corner (King, 1993); Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz, 1996); Five Lands: Cinqueterra (TCB, 1998); Homage To Sonny Rollins (White Foundation, 2003); 17 (Seventeen) (TCB, 2007); One Hopeful Day (Kind of Blue, 2007); Man Behind The Curtain (Kind of Blue, 2009); Nino Rota, Piano Solo (Kind of Blue, 2012); Mark Soskin Quartet, Live at Smalls (smallsLive, 2015) Hearts and Minds, (SteepleChase, 2017) Upper West Side Stories, (SteepleChase, 2018) Everything Old Is New Again, (SteepleChase, 2020)Mark Soskin, Everything Old Is New Again . Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, July 2020, Issue 219, page 15 - retrieved 3 July 2020.
As co-leader Spirits: with Harvie Swartz, Joe LaBarbera, Sheila Jordan, Live at Vartan Jazz, Vartan Jazz (1994); Contempo Trio: with Danny Gottlieb, Chip Jackson & Ravi Coltrane, No JAMF's Allowed, Jazzline (1994); Contempo Trio: with Danny Gottlieb, Chip Jackson & Carolyn Leonhart, The Secret of Life, First Media (2003);
As sideman Roger Glenn: Reachin', Fantasy (1976) Pete Escovedo and Sheila E: Solo Two, Fantasy (1976) Pete Escovedo and Sheila E: Happy Together, Fantasy Bill Summers: Feel The Heat, Fantasy Bill Summers: On Sunshine, Fantasy Bobbi Humphrey: Tailor Made, Columbia Billy Cobham: Magic, Columbia (1977) Billy Cobham: Simplicity Of Expression, Depth Of Thought, Columbia CBS Allstars (Billy Cobham): Alivemuthaforya, Columbia (1977); George Russell: Live in an American Time Spiral, Soul Note (1982); Herbie Mann: Jasil Brazz, RBI (1990) Herbie Mann: Opalescense, Kokopelli Herbie Mann: Caminho de Casa, Chesky Herbie Mann: America/Brasil, Lightyear (1995) Herbie Mann: 65th Birthday Celebration, Live At The Blue Note, Lightyear (1995) Jeanie Stahl: I'm Just Foolin' Myself, Daring Records Billy Novick: Pennywhistles From Heaven, Green Linnet Kayoko Miyama featuring TanaReid with Mark Soskin: Best Regards, Sound Hills (1995); Claudio Roditi: Jazz Turns Samba, Groovin' High Claudio Roditi: Freewheelin', Reservoir Bobby Watson: Urban Renewal, Kokopelli Steve Bargonetti: Steve Bargonetti, Qwest (1984); Various Artists: A Jazz City Christmas, Jazz City (1989) Jimmy Ponder: Something to Ponder, Muse Jimmy Ponder: Steel City Soul, 32 Jazz Records Hendrik Muerkens: A View From Manhattan, Concord Hendrik Muerkens: Poema Brasilero, Concord Hendrik Muerkens: Slidin', Concord Steve Slagle featuring Joe Lovano: Smoke Signals, Panorama Joe Locke: Inner Space, SteepleChase (1996); Sonny Rollins: Don't Stop the Carnival, Milestone (1978) Sonny Rollins: Don't Ask Milestone (1979) Sonny Rollins: Sunny Days, Starry Nights, Milestone (1984) Sonny Rollins: Falling in Love with Jazz, Milestone (1990) Sonny Rollins: G-Man Milestone (1986) Sonny Rollins: Dancing in the Dark Milestone (1987) Sonny Rollins: Here's to the People Milestone (1991) Sonny Rollins: Silver City, Milestone (1996) Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol.1, Doxy (2008) Sonny Rollins: "Road Shows, " Vol.4, Okeh ( 2016) "Holding The Stage" Teddy Edwards: James Van Buren Meets Teddy Edwards, Vartan Jazz Carla White: Live at Vartan's, Vartan Jazz Compilation: The Best Of Vartan Jazz, Vols. 1 & 2, Vartan Jazz Sherry Winston: Love Madness, Headfirst Sherri Roberts: Dreamsville, Brownstone Sherri Roberts: Twilight World, Brownstone Eric Wyatt: God Son, Paddle Wheel (1997) Dawn Upshaw: The World So Wide, Nonesuch (1998) Ze Louis: Guaraní Banana, Malandro Kenia Acioly: Initial Thrill, Zebra Kenia Acioly: Rio/New York, Jazzmania Deuce: Deuce, Redwood Records (1986) Nanette Natal: Stairway to the Stars, Benyo Music (1990) Hans Kennel: "Stella," Featuring Mark Soskin, TCB SuperNova: SuperNova Claudia Villela, Jazzheads (1997) Roseanna Vitro: Conviction, A Records Roseanna Vitro: The Music of Randy Newman, Motema Music (2011) † Roseanna Vitro: Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer, Random Act Records (2014) Roseanna Vitro: “ Tell Me The Truth, “, Skyline (2018) String Of Pearls: S.O.P New York/Brasil, Alfa Music Bruce Williamson: Big City Magic, Timeless Roland Vazquez: No Separate Love, RVCD Roland Vazquez: Furthur Dance, RVCD Roland Vazquez: Quintet Live, RVCD Greg Abate: Happy Samba, Blue Chip Jazz Manhattan Reggae Unit: Come Spring, Pony Canyon Manhattan Reggae Unit: Together, Pony Canyon Fritz Renold and The Bostonian Friends: Starlight, Columbia The Empire State Group: Benjamin Sujesh, Anothen Records (1994) Kazuko Michishita: You Can Dream, Kaz Music Minehaha: May Happiness Be Yours, Nippon Columbia Various Musicians: Keys To The City, Pony Canyon Various Musicians: Cowboy Bebop, Victor (1998) Shinobu Itoh: Sailing Rolling, PAS (1991) Robert Debellis: Parallax, Vintone Records Steve Smith: Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies: Very Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Set 1, Tone Center (2002) Steve Smith: Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies: Very Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Set 2, Tone Center (2002) Steve Smith: Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy Live On Tour, Vol. 1, Drum Legacy Records Steve Smith: Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy Live On Tour, Vol. 2, Drum Legacy Records Steve Smith: Steve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition, Viewpoint, BFM JAZZ (2015) Steve Smith: Steve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition, Heart Of The City BFM JAZZ (2017) Danny Willensky: Back In The Mix, Speechless Roger Rosenberg: Baritonality, Sunnyside Erik Charlston – JazzBrasil: Essentially Hermeto, Sunnyside (2011) Eddie Allen: Push, Edjalen Music (2013) Denise Mangiardi: Brown Book, Alice’s Loft Music PRS/2019 Liza Minnelli: Liza’s At The Palace, Hybrid Recordings 2008 Kenia: On We Go, Mooka Records
Note: † signifies a Grammy nomination.
Filmography Gato Barbieri: Live From the Latin Quarter (2001); Calle 54, Bluenote (2000)
Notes
Album reviews
General references
External links Mark Soskin official website