Mark Egan Archives

This week’s Berklee Bass Department webinar will feature heroes of the fretless bass. Guests will include Tony Franklin, Percy Jones, Gary Willis, Steve DiGiorgio, Alain Caron, Bakithi Kumalo, Michael Manring, and Mark Egan.

Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb have been performing for nearly 50 years, and 2020 saw the latest release from the duo. We reached out to Mark to get the track-by-track background on “Electric Blue” from the man himself.

Our friend Edo Castro Woodhouse shared this on Facebook a few days ago, and I proceeded to watch it countless times. Check out Mark Egan, Arjun Bruggeman, and Shane Theriot performing “Dancing Shiva”.

There is a special connection between bassists and drummers, especially ones that have played together for some time. With nearly five decades of playing together, Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb have released an incredible new album, “Electric Blue”.

Guitarist and vocalist Bob Wolfman has announced a new album that will be a Jimi Hendrix tribute, and the lineup is bonkers. On bass will be the great Mark Egan and John Lee.

Composer/arranger Lisa Maxwell has released an album that serves as a tribute to the late trumpeter Lew Soloff. “Shiny!” features a who’s who of musicians that all had a connection with Soloff - including bassists Will Lee, Mark Egan, and David Finck.

Bass wizard Mark Egan has teamed up with tabla player and percussionist Arjun Bruggeman to release an instrumental album called Dreaming Spirits. Featuring guest guitarist Shane Theriot, the project has been in the making for a decade. “This audiophile recording features 14 original instrumental compositions for a total of 70 plus minutes exploring multi-dimensional ambient grooves and masterful improvisations from...

Dade, the all-star group featuring bassist Mark Egan, has released a remastered version of their album Dade in the Shade. The band also features Danny Gottlieb, Jeff Laibson, David Weissbrot, David Drubin, Lew Soloff, David Taylor and Pete Levin. “Dade is an all-star group playing original music and improvisations,” Egan shared. “Originally released in 1990, this remastered digital release, ‘Dade...

So, you love yourself some Sting. And you love vinyl. Well, then, The Studio Collection is right up your alley. The 11-LP vinyl box set includes all the bassist-singer-songwriter’s A&M Records studio albums in one collection. The set includes Brand New Day and Sacred Love, which were not previously released on vinyl. Along with Sting, the albums feature the work...

Mark Egan has a very specific sound. Whether it’s from co-founding the jazz fusion band, Elements, or being a part of the Pat Metheny Group… or from the Gil Evans Orchestra to his work with Sting, Joan Osborne, Cyndi Lauper or Art Garfunkel. The smooth, fretless electric bass sound is unmistakably his. Egan spent a significant amount of time honing...

Pedulla is continuing their 40th anniversary celebration with a reissue of fusion bassist Mark Egan’s Signature model. The Pedulla Mark Egan Signature Model Anniversary Edition is a five-string bass retains the features of the original bass with modern features that weren’t available when it was first released. The bass has a 19mm string spacing and has a body that is...

Jazz bassist Mark Egan has released his latest album, Direction Home. It’s the eighth album for the onetime student of the late Jaco Pastorius, known for his past work with the Pat Metheny Group and the band Elements. Direction Home is a follow up to last year’s About Now, which offered up more groove with longtime colleagues drummer Danny Gottlieb...