Mark Ferber

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mark Ferber began his musical studies on the piano at the age of five. He was later introduced to drumming and percussion. Mark studied classical percussion with Mitchell Peters and drums with Billy Higgins and and Joe Labarbera.

He can be heard on more than 100 recordings. Ongoing projects include the Gary Peacock Trio, Ralph Alessi's 'This Against That', the John O'Gallagher trio, the Brad Shepik Organ Trio, and his twin brother, Alan Ferber's big band and nonet. Past work includes tours and recordings with Lee Konitz, Jonathan Kreisberg, Jack Wilkins, Don Byron, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, Mark Helias, and Billy Childs, among others.

Mark has taught extensively in the United States and Europe. He was a faculty member for the California Institute of the Arts, the Tavira Jazz Workshop in Portugal, the School of Improvisational Music (SIM), and is currently teaching privately out of the City College of New York. He was born and raised in Moraga, Calif. and received a degree in Biogeography from UCLA. Mark is an endorsing artist for Istanbul Cymbals. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Appears on:

OOYH U002: Anna Webber - Rectangles
OOYH 025: Michaël Attias - Quartet Music Vol. I: LuMiSong