Marley Edwards

Jazz Bassist, Composer, and Bandleader from the SF Bay Area. Born in Palo Alto, CA in 1994, and raised in Redwood City, CA. His music foundation started with Piano and Trumpet, before moving on to Electric bass and then Double Bass. His earliest musical influences include James Jamerson, Paul Chambers, Jaco Pastorius, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis. Marley Edwards studied music and composition formally; 4 years as a Music Major at the College of San Mateo and 4 years at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, CA, receiving a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in June 2019. He studied with musicians such as Erik Jekabson, John Santos, Frank Martin, Steve Erquiaga, Dann Zinn, Mike Gallisatus, Chuck Mackinnon, John Gove, Mike Zilber, Alam Kahn, Edward Simon, among others. Marley Edwards has studied with Bassists: Kai Eckhardt, Glenn Richman, Jeff Denson, Jim Kerwin, and Michael Ray; while absorbing a mix of music from musicians and composers like Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, John Scofield, Dave Holland, and Christian McBride.

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