Mark Dresser


Mark Dresser is an American double bass player and composer.

Career

Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed with the San Diego Symphony. During the next decade he moved to New York City and became a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet with Marilyn Crispell and Gerry Hemingway. He composed for the Arcado String Trio and Tambastics and for the film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Discography

As leader

Arcado with Arcado String Trio Behind the Myth with Arcado String Trio For Three Strings and Orchestra with Arcado String Trio The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Invocation Force Green Live in Europe with Arcado String Trio Banquet Eye'll Be Seeing You C/D/E with Andrew Cyrille Marinade Later with Fred Frith The Marks Brothers with Mark Helias Sonomondo with Frances-Marie Uitti Duologues with Denman Maroney Reunion Live... at the Guelph Festival with Gerry Hemingway Aquifer Nine Songs Together with Ray Anderson Tone Time with Susie Ibarra Time Changes with Denman Maroney Unveil Airwalkers with Roswell Rudd House of Mirrors with Ed Harkins Duetto with Diane Moser Starmelodics with Kauffman/Eisenstadt Live in Concert with Denman Maroney Live at Lotus with Vinny Golia Soul to Soul with Remi Alvarez Guts Synastry with Jen Shyu Nourishments Code Red with Gerry Hemingway Sedimental You Modicana
  • ''Ain't Nothing But a Cyber Coup & You''

As sideman

With Ray AndersonHarrisburg Half Life It Just So Happens Blues Bred in the Bone What Because
With Tim BerneSanctified Dreams Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales Pace Yourself Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) Nice View
With Jane Ira BloomThe Red Quartets Sometimes the Magic Chasing Paint Like Silver, Like Song
With Bobby BradfordLost in L.A. Live in L.A. Live at the Open Gate
With Anthony BraxtonThe Coventry Concert Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 If My Memory Serves Me Right Quartet (London) 1985 Quartet (Birmingham) 1985 Willisau (Quartet) 1991 Quartet (Coventry) 1985 (Victoriaville) 1992 Twelve Compositions Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 Quartet 1993 Set 1 Quartet 1993 Set 2 Quartet 1991 04.02 Set 1 Quartet 1991 04.02 Set 2 Quartet 1991 04.03 Set 1 Quartet 1991 04.03 Set 2 Quartet 1993 1st Set Quartet 1993 2nd Set Quartet 1991 Studio
With Dave DouglasParallel Worlds Sanctuary
With Satoko FujiiLooking Out of the Window Kitsune-bi Toward To West Junction Bell the Cat! Illusion Suite Live in Japan 2004 When We Were There Trace a River
With Gerry HemingwayDemon Chaser Down to the Wire The Marmalade King Slamadam Perfect World Johnny's Corner Song Chamber Works Waltzes, Two-Steps & Other Matters of the Heart Devils Paradise
With Bob OstertagSay No More Say No More in Person Verbatim Verbatim, Flesh and Blood
With John ZornSpy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman Kristallnacht Bar Kokhba Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2
With others