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"Mark Towns' music has the piquancy and surprise of the best Latin-inflected jazz, with a sense of space unique to his Southwestern roots meeting the sophistication of his residency in Los Angeles. Mark is a deft, lyrical guitarist — the bright arrangements of his pretty original tunes and the quick, tight, shifting rhythm section reward my repeated listening with growing pleasure." - Howard Mandel, Down Beat

“There are only a few really good guitarists. Mark Towns is one of them.”

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Album Review

Mark Towns: Passion

Read "Passion" reviewed by John Kelman


Following up his 2000 début, Flamenco Jazz Latino , guitarist Mark Towns returns with another dose of Latin/Cuban-inflected jazz on Passion , again featuring flautist Hubert Laws. While not exactly a groundbreaking affair, there are enough pleasant melodies and good playing to make this album worth a spin for fans of the genre. The question is: does it merit repeated play?Passion also reunites Towns with pianist Rainel Pino and bassist Anibal Ambert, both players who are comfortable with ...

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Mark Towns: Passion

Read "Passion" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz


Guitarist Mark Towns releases his second recording, after his Flamenco Jazz Latino, joined once again by special guest Hubert Laws. Although the former Mongo Santamaria flutist is the most acknowledged player in the recording, the rest of the ensemble has some nice surprises in stow for the listener. Simply stated, this is quite a pleasant disk with the heated percussive inevitability of an expertly overdubbed full Latin percussion section...with trap drums in a couple of the cuts...piano, bass and Towns ...

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Mark Towns Latin Jazz Quintet One Night Only April 9 Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz Room

Mark Towns Latin Jazz Quintet One Night Only April 9 Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz Room

Source: 1888 Media

Guitarist Mark Towns will perform one night only this Thursday April 9, 2009 at the new Jazz room Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City. This room is reminiscent of the Jazz clubs of the sixties and seventies, such as Shelley's Mann Hole and Dontes, in Los Angeles and is rapidly becoming known as one of LA's best listening rooms. The passionate Mark Towns will perform with his stellar Latin Jazz Quintet including Mark Towns guitar Bryan Velasco - piano (formerly ...

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Passion

Salongo Records
2004

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