Marc Edwards (born July 23, 1949) is a free jazz drummer who has played and recorded with artists such as Cecil Taylor, Charles Gayle, and David S. Ware.[1] His influences include Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich. He is currently playing with a project with Weasel Walter,[2] and with his own group, Marc Edwards Slipstream Time Travel, an afrofuturistic free jazz ensemble. Many of his solo works have a science fiction theme. He also plays in the band Cellular Chaos, his first foray into rock drumming.[3]
As leader
1991 – Marc Edwards Quartet – Black Queen
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Tracks
- Creation 10:52
- Bumblebees and Marigold Flowers 12:29
- Lite Free 10:30
- Black Queen 06:08
- Quadratic Equation 13:00
- A New Day-A New Age 09:21
Credits
- Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Rob Brown (4)
- Bass – Fred Hopkins
- Cover [Photo] – Marc Edwards
- Drums, Cymbal, Chimes, Gong, Timpani [Piccolo Tympani] – Marc Edwards
- Engineer – Nick Prout, Lawrence J. Peet
- Liner Notes – Marc Edwards
- Piano – [[Matthew Shipp]
- Producer – Marc Edwards
- Voice Actor [Spoken Words] – Laverne Maxwell
Alpha Phonics presents Marc Edwards – Time and Space Vol 1
Tracks
- Pi R Squared 16:40
- Science Fiction 15:01
- Dark Space, In E Diminish, Op. 4, First Movement - Largo, From "The Crab Nebula Suite" 15:26
- The Speed Of Light: E=Mc² 22:5
Credits
[7][8]
1997 – Marc Edwards Trio – Red Sprites and Blue Jets
Tracks
- Positive Charge - Negative Release 11:30
- Upper Atmosphere 13:57
- African Rain Dance 12:06
- Red Sprites & Blue Jets 15:07
- Morning Dew 21:2
Credits
2007 – Marc Edwards and Slipstream Time Travel – Ode to a Dying Planet
Tracks
- Ode to a Dying Planet 13:08
- We’re Lost in Space, Aren’t We? 14:11
- Cygnus Loop Detail 14:28
Credits
- Marc Edwards, drums
- Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut, piano
- Tor Snyder, guitar
- Ernest Anderson III, guitar
- (Ayler Records)[9]
2007 – Marc Edwards and Slipstream Time Travel – 12 Votes!
Tracks
Credits
[10][11]
2007 – Marc Edwards and Slipstream Time Travel – Ion Storm
Tracks
Credits
- Tor Snyder - Electric Guitar
- Ras Moshe - Saxophone
- James Duncan - Trumpet
- Marc Edwards - Drums
[12]
2013 – Planet X Just Blew Up! and Holographic Projection Holograms (double album)
Holographic Projection Holograms
Tracks
- Birth Of The Universe
- Floating In Space
- Star Flakes!
Credits
Planet X Just Blew Up!
Tracks
- Dark Space
- Planet X Just Blew Up!
- Suspended Animation
Credits
Others
- 2013 – Marc Edwards – Sakura Sakura (3 variations)[13][14]
- 2015 – Mystic Mountain : Trouble in the Carina Nebula (Jazt Tapes CD-057)
- 2016 – There’s a Problem in the Keyhole Nebula[15] (Jazt Tapes CD-062)
As sideman
- 1976 – Cecil Taylor – Dark to Themselves
- 1993 – Charles Gayle – More Live at the Knitting Factory
- 2009 - Weasel Walter – Firestorm
- 2009 - Marc Edwards Weasel Walter Group - Mysteries Beneath the Planet
- 2010 - Marc Edwards Weasel Walter Group - Blood of the Earth
- 2011 - Cellular Chaos - Demo Live 5.12.11
- 2012 - Marc Edwards Weasel Walter Group - Solar Emissions
- 2019 - Colin Fisher - Living Midnight
- with David S. Ware
- with Cellular Chaos
- 2011 - demo[16]
- 2012 - Cellular Chaos EP[17]
- 2013 - Cellular Chaos LP[18]
Other projects
- 2019 - Marc Edwards & Guillaume Gargaud - Black Hole Universe
References
