Marc van Wageningen was born and raised in Amsterdam, Holland and started playing bass guitar at the age of 16. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1980 and started playing with jazz greats Eddie Marshall, George Marshall, Larry Schneider and Mel Martin.
Over the years, Marc has had the opportunity to play with numerous musicians including: Sheila E, Tower of Power, George Duke, Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), Cornelius Bumpus (Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan), Steve Smith (Journey), RAD (Prince),Pete Escovedo, Mark Murphy, Francisco Aquabella, Keiko Matsui,
Luis Conte (Madonna), Stan Getz, Esther Phillips, Paul Winters, Diane Reeves,
Andy Narell, Steve Halpern, Steve Erquiaga, Ray Obiedo, Second Sight, Rebecca Mauleon, Tom Grant, Tom Coster (Santana), Mark Russo (Yellow Jackets).
TELEVISION
"The Wayne Brady Show" (member of the House Band) "But Can They Sing" (member of the House Band) "The One" (member of the house band)
TOURS
Tower of Power, Sheila E. and the E. Train, Ray Obiedo,
Pete Escovedo,
RAD, Andy Narell, and Cornelius Bumpus.
BROADWAY "RENT" in San Francisco (Member of the band)
DISCOGRAPHY
Steve Winwood "Got to Get Back to my Baby" ;
Sheila E. "Sex Symbol",
"Writes of Passage";
Tom Grant "Tune In";
David Garibaldi "Talking Drums: Tiempo";
Pete Escovedo "The Island",
"Yesterdays Memories Tomorrows Dreams",
"Flying South" ,
"E Street";
Ray Obiedo "Iguana",
"Sticks and Stones",
"Zulaya";
Cornelius Bumpus "A Clear View",
"Beacon";
Sher Music "The All-Jazz Real Book";
Linda Tillery "Secrets";
Teresa Trull & Barbara Higby "Unexpected";
Gregory James "Ananda"
SOUND TRACKS WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC "Oakland Fire Documentary",
"St. Anthonys Promotional Documentary",
"Geography for Kids Series: Mexico, China, and United States" and feature length film "Let Me Count the Ways"
BASS LESSONS
$40.00 - 1/2 hour
$75.00 - 1 hour
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