Mark Wade

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL DEPARTMENT - Double Bass

Voted one of the top bassists of 2016, 2018, and 2019 by the prestigious Downbeat Magazine Reader's Poll, Mark Wade has been an active bassist in the NYC jazz and classical music scenes for over 20 years. Wade’s debut jazz album Event Horizon (2015) and follow up release Moving Day (2018) received international acclaim. Moving Day was picked as the Album of the Year for 2018 by Something Else Reviews. Wade is currently the principle bassist of the Bronx Opera, a position he has held since 2015. Wade performed with the Key West Symphony for the 2000-2001 season that included concerts with Grammy Award winners Sharon Isbin and Robert McDuffie. In 2012, Wade played in the “Beyond Cage” festival with the Orchestra of the S.E.M. and the Janacek Philharmonic (Czech Republic) at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Other classical credits include the Orchestra of the Bronx, DiCapo Opera, the Antara Ensemble, Light Opera of New York, and several others. Mark Wade is a faculty member of the Lehigh University jazz program.