Mark Mark's Place
Mark Towns: guitarist and journalist
Mark Townsis a guitarist, bassist, composer, and journalist. His new CD, "Flamenco Jazz Latino", features Hubert Laws and Kirk Whalum. Mark has also performed with Roy Hargrove, Stanley Clarke, Chucho Valdes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Pharoah Sanders, Pete Barbuti, Arnette Cobb, and Manny Others. A prolific composer, Mark writes music for film and TV as well as for his own projects, including his current performing group, Mark Towns Flamenco Jazz.

Mark is former jazz editor of "Urban Beat" magazine, has written numerous articles for "Houston Press" and "Public News", and is currently a staff writer for music and news weekly, "Houston's Other".

This column presents his insightful articles, some of which are reprints from the above-mentioned publications.