Mark Stone

After an incredible three months of performing, teaching, and recording together, I dropped off Haruna Walusimbi at the airport last week to head back to Uganda. During his time in the U.S. we visited ten states, gave 25 performances, had…

Friday, April 10th at 10am - Haruna Walusimbi @ Oakland University Varner Recital Hall 

Friday, April 10th at 8pm - Haruna Walusimbi @ Oakland University Varner Recital Hall 

Saturday, April 11th at 8pm - Haruna Walusimbi @ Oakland University Varner…

Happy New Year!

After an exciting and refreshing sabbatical I’m ready to get back to teaching. In addition to my performance and research travels, I was able to get a lot of composing done and I look forward to sharing…

Fall may still officially be a few days away, but it has definitely arrived here in Michigan. And what an incredible fall it is! For the first time in 40 years I am not in school but instead enjoying the…

I’ve had a wonderful summer here in Michigan spending quality time with my family and playing festivals/parties with my steel band. While it was disappointing to have my trip to Ghana cancelled, as a result I was able to attend…

I had a great week in NYC with my trio project. In addition to playing at the New School as part of the ISIM festival and at Somethin’ Jazz Club, we went into the studio to begin work on a…

Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone is enjoying the start of summer. After the record-breaking winter here in Michigan we are lovin’ it :-)

This weekend, I will be hosting the 4^th annual Sarovar Indo-American Festival at Oakland University.…

I absolutely love how music can transport you to another time or place. For the past two weeks I have been in India (even though the furthest I traveled from home was Cleveland.)  I was transported to India through numerous…

I want to share with you some of the wonderful music events that I will be part of in the next couple of months. In March, I will be in residency at both the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and…

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I enjoyed the Christmas break at home, spending lots of quality time with my little girl Ellery.

The concerts at the end of last year with Bill Summers and…

I have two shows this week at Oakland University with the amazing Bill Summers! Tuesday's faculty concert features Bill with the Oakland Jazz Quartet playing bata and Latin Jazz. Friday's concert features Bill with the Oakland University student groups Akwaaba…