Mark Aanderud
Mark Aanderud | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, arranger, producer, conductor |
| Years active | since 1994 |
| Known for | Jazz pianist and composer; member of The Mars Volta and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group |
Mark Aanderud (born 1976) is a Mexican pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and conductor.
Beginning his piano education at age 8 at Mexico City's Escuela Nacional de Musica, Aanderud embarked on his professional performance career by the age of 18. While primarily recognized as a jazz pianist and composer, his work spans multiple genres such as jazz, classical, progressive rock, and Latin music. His first album as a bandleader, Mark Aanderud Trio 02, received the Czech Music Awards' honor for best jazz album in 2003.
He has performed internationally alongside artists including Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sariñana and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group. Additionally, Aanderud played piano on The Mars Volta's 2009 release Octahedron.
Discography
- With The Mars Volta
- Octahedron (2009)
- With Stomu Takeishi, Hernán Hecht
- RGB (RareNoise Records, 2014)
- With the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
- Los Sueños de un Higado (2009)
- Xenophanes (2009)
- Woman Gives Birth To Tomato! (2013)
- Doom Patrol (2017)