Mark Hodgson was born in Kendal, England, in 1971, and began playing the Double Bass aged seventeen after playing the Electric Bass in various Pop and Fusion bands. In 1995 he moved to London to study Double Bass, composition and Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, receiving a prodigious scholarship from the patrons of the School. Since leaving the Guildhall, Mark has become one of the most in-demand Double Bass players on the European scene, playing and recording with artists including…
Randy Brecker, Cedar Walton, Eddie Henderson, Larry Coryell, Bobby Watson, Greg Osby, Bill Charlap, Sonny Fortune, Scott Hamilton, James Williams, Louis Stewart, Bruce Barth, Joe Temperley,Gary Smulyan, Gordon Beck, Jean Toussaint, Ingrid Jensen, Tommy Smith, Rick Margitza, Peter King, Georgie Fame, Jon Gordon, Tim Garland, Roger Kellaway and Gregory Hutchinson.
In 1998 Mark was asked to join Bill Bruford's ‘Earthworks’ with whom he has recorded three CDs and a DVD, and made extensive tours of Europe, Asia, Africa and the U.S.A. He has played at festivals all around the world and in some of the world’s most prestigious Jazz clubs, including 'Birdland' and ‘The Knitting Factory’ in New York, ‘Ronnie Scott's' in London, ‘The Blues Alley' in Washington, 'Yoshi’s' in San Francisco and 'Catalina’s' in Los Angeles.
Mark's most recent recordings include:
'Gift’ (Ashbrown Productions) With Bill Charlap, Louis Stewart and Stephen Keogh
'The Sound of Surprise’ (Discipline Global Mobile) With Bill Buford’s Earthworks
‘Artfully’ (Urban Beauty Records) With The European Piano Trio feat. Bill Charlap, Stephen Keogh & Mark Hodgson
‘Footloose and Fancy Free’ (Discipline Global Mobile) With Bill Bruford’s Earthworks
‘Andy Panayi’ (Concord Jazz) With The Andy Panayi Quartet
