Trombonist/vocalist/composer, Marc Smason learned, from his mother, to sing as a young child in Texas and studied classical and jazz trombone in Seattle and Los Angeles with Ken Cloud, Stu Dempster (plus dijeridu), Julian Priester & Slide Hampton. Voice with Jay Clayton (jazz), Yo Jin Chong (Korean) & Ki Wasitodipuro (Javanese).

He has performed around the world with such luminaries as Big Joe Turner, the Funk Brothers, Andy Statman, Perry Robinson, Sam Shepard, Julian Priester, Buel Neidlinger, Rick Mandyke, Sonny Simmons, Hadley Caliman,  Jeff Johnson, Eyvind Kang, Marc Graham, Baby Gramps and the Ivar’s Clams, as well as music for film and theater. His playing encompasses many styles including jazz, latin, Brazilian, collective improv, klezmer and R&B.        www.marcsmason.com