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I am a freelance pianist, composer/arranger and producer for World Music and Jazz. I am also a music educator at Codarts (Conservatory of Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Biography

Marc Bischoff, born in 1973 in Hannover, Germany, started classical piano lessons at the age of 6. When he was 11, he was tutored by Kurt Klose who had built up an impressive reputation as one of Germany’s finest Latin-pianists and music teachers. It was at this time, that Marc came into contact with the tremendously inspiring world of Latin Jazz and Afro Cuban music. Kurt Klose introduced him to the music of salsa-piano legend Eddie Palmieri, the virtuosity of Michel Camilo and Gonzalo Rubalcaba as well as to such jazz giants as Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.

As an end result of these teachings and influences, in 1995 Marc enrolled in Europe’s only Latin-American music academy, the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from which he graduated cum-laude in 2001.
While at the Conservatory, he was taught by Jan Laurens Hartong, Rob van Kreeveld, Michiel Borstlap, Leslie Lopez, Ilja Reijngoud, and Bart van Lier. Marc also followed master classes with Larry Harlow, Bobby Sanabria and Orestes Vilató among others.
In 1996, still while at the Conservatory and only in his second year of study, he was asked to perform with Europe’s best-known Latin-Jazz group Nueva Manteca, with whom he performed internationally.
In 1999, and while continuing his studies, Marc was asked to teach Afro-Cuban ensembles at Codarts. He was subsequently asked to also teach Afro-Cuban piano.

During his time with Nueva Manteca, Marc met Lucas van Merwijk who asked him to join his “Cubop City Big Band”. Additionally, around this same time, Marc joined the Netherland’s finest Salsa Orchestra “Rumbatá”.
Now, thirteen years later, Marc has performed with both bands in many countries in countless festivals and concert halls. He has also shared the stage with international Latin legends including Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros (Trumpet), Nelson Gonzales (Tres) and Andy Gonzales (Bass).

During this time Marc has developed into a well respected Latin Jazz / Salsa arranger and producer. As such, he has arranged and composed many songs for the Cubop City Big Band, Rumbatá, Rumbatá Big Band, Nueva Manteca and Gerardo Rosales, as well as for the European Broadcasting Union-Big Band and the respected Metropole Orchestra.
He arranged and co-produced Nils Fischer’s critically acclaimed debut album “Gracias Joe Cuba” with the participation of Alain Perez, Pepe Espinosa and Brian Lynch, as well as Fabian Nodarse’s debut album “Renacer” and the new sensational salsa duo “Doble Jugada”.

Marc currently performs with Curaçao’s most well known singer/songwriter Izaline Calister.

The release of his own debut CD “Later is too Late” in 2009 marks a new period in his career, exploring the territories of World Music and Jazz with a completely new sound of jazz trio playing.

9 Comments

  1. Hi Marc! We have been at your consert last saterday in the Bimhuis. What a great multifunctional muscian you are! It was a great pleasure to see you playing on stage. We would like to see you playing with Cubop Big Band once.
    Looking forward to see you on 22 december in Eindhoven.

    Nune and Ira from Eindhoven.

  2. Dankjewel voor de prachtige arrangementen! Het was een heerlijke avond: ‘kerst met Izaline’.

  3. Dank je wel Jan
    Het was inderdaad een hele leuke middag. Bedankt voor je komst eb applaus.
    Groet
    Marc

    Wat een verrassing… het optreden tijdens het 1e Concierto de Primavera in Schiedam.
    Wat spat de speelvreugde van het gelegenheidstrio af. Bravo.

  4. Hey Marc,

    wir hatten heute Nacht kurz gequatscht. Danke noch mal für die tolle Musik und vielleicht bis irgendwann mal wieder – man weiß nie.

    Beste Grüße
    Stefan aus Weimar

    • Hallo Stefan.
      Super! Viel Erfolg mit dem Studium und noch viel Spass in Amsterdam.
      Gruss
      Marc

  5. Al fin escuché tranquilamente tu disco completo… Felicitaciones! Ojalá nos vemos en el otoño…
    (va mensaje)

  6. Hi Marc, dank voor een avond heerlijke muziek @Cabrio Soest. Jammer dat het zo kort was… 😉 Groet, Inge

    • Hoi Inge
      Wat leuk van jou om een bericht te schrijven. Ja het was heerlijk. Wat een top lokatie! Tot een volgende keer! Groet Marc

  7. hola es posible seleccionar una partitura con piano y voz pero no como 2 documentos separados

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