Mark Colenburg
{{short description|American drummer}}
Mark Colenburg (born in St. Louis, MO), is an American drummer and percussionist.
Life and career
Colenburg started using household objects as drums at the age of 2,{{cite web|title=Mark Colenburg {{!}} Yamaha Artists|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/artistdetailb.html?CNTID=5813061&CTID=5070020|website=www.yamaha.com|accessdate=8 February 2017}} and had his first performance at his home church at the age of 6.{{cite web|url=http://remo.com/team/member/mark-colenburg/bio/|title=Mark Colenburg|publisher=}} While in high school, he joined a music ministry under Levi "Too" King and played drums on his first professional recording and played with Willie Atkins.{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/artistdetailb.html?CNTID=5813061&CTID=5070020|title=Mark Colenburg - Yamaha Artists|publisher=}} Colenburg won the Outstanding Musicianship Award, the All Suburban Jazz Ensemble Drum Chair and the All State Jazz Ensemble Drum Chair in Missouri.
After high school, Colenburg moved to New York to attend the Mannes School of Music at The New School University. His breakout gig in New York was with rapper Common, which led to work with Q-Tip and other hip-hop headliners as well as jazz musicians Cecil McBee, Chico Freeman, Kenny Garrett and Stefon Harris.
In New York, he became exposed to various genres of music.{{cite web|url=http://revive-music.com/2014/01/16/drummer-mark-colenburg-talks-music-life-rhythm/|title=Drummer Mark Colenburg Talks Music, Life, and Rhythm|date=16 January 2014|publisher=}} Colenburg has performed with Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, Amel Larrieux, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Lalah Hathaway, and Macy Gray.
In 2011, Colenburg joined the Robert Glasper Experiment, which explores fusions between jazz and hip-hop.{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f1562008-aaaf-11e3-9fd6-00144feab7de|title=Robert Glasper Experiment, Hammersmith Apollo, London – review|publisher=}} In 2016, he served as Producer, Composer, Drummer, and vocalist on Artscience for Robert Glasper Experiment.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-colenburg-mn0000280723/credits|title=Mark Colenburg - Credits - AllMusic|publisher=}}
Colenburg is a Grammy Award Nominee for "Best R&B Album" for Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio II{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html|title=Grammys 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees|first=Times|last=staff|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=}} and Grammy Award-winning drummer for "Best Traditional R&B Performance" on "Jesus Children" with Robert Glasper Experiment, Lalah Hathaway, Malcolm-Jamal Warner.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grammy-awards-2015-the-complete-winners-list-20150208|title=Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Mark%20Colenburg/57th%20GRAMMY%20Awards%20Press%20Room/0qGY9dwQ2mM|title=Mark Colenburg Photos Photos: 57th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room|publisher=}}
Colenburg plays drums on "Water Games" on the album 2015 REVIVE Music Presents: Supreme Sonacy (Vol. 1), a compilation album produced by REVIVE in partnership with Blue Note Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.bluenote.com/news/revive-music-presents-supreme-sonacy|title=REVIVE MUSIC PRESENTS: SUPREME SONACY (VOL. 1) - News|first=|last=RETROFUZZ|publisher=}}
In 2016, Colenburg played drums on several tracks for Derrick Hodge's album The Second. The album was released on August 8, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.bluenote.com/news/derrick-hodge-returns-with-the-second|title=DERRICK HODGE RETURNS WITH|first=|last=RETROFUZZ|publisher=}}
Mark also collaborated with Tribe Called Quest for their release We Got It From Here, Thank You For 4 Your Service.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2016/11/a-tribe-called-quest-released-the-album-2016-desperately-needed/|title=A Tribe Called Quest Released the Album 2016 Desperately Needed|date=18 November 2016|publisher=}}
Colenburg has appeared on various television broadcasts including Conan{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8632894/|title=Mark Colenburg|publisher=}} and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=http://revive-music.com/2012/06/21/the-robert-glasper-experiment-x-jimmy-fallon/|title=The Robert Glasper Experiment x Jimmy Fallon|date=21 June 2012|publisher=}}
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