Mark Jackson: Keyboard/Vocals/Arranger Chase Jackson: Electric and Acoustic Guitar Jake Krull: Electric and Acoustic Bass Peter Muszkiewicz: Drums/Percussion Roz Clayton: Keyboard/Vocals Nathan Potts: Vocals Katie Lockwood: Vocals
Smooth grooves, tight harmonies and soulful vocals… that’s the Hey Marco sound. The band has been compared to Steely Dan, D’Angelo, Mayer Hawthorne, Motown, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and others. The band showcases influences spanning Top 40 pop, vocal jazz, r&b, soul, and gospel.
Hey Marco is a jazz/pop ensemble from Grand Rapids, Michigan which specializes in weaving intricate rhythm, melody and harmony together with soaring vocals. Its members include Mark Jackson, Jake Krull, Chase Jackson, Peter Muszkiewicz and Lauren Kelly.
Musical influences including Sting, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, D’Angelo, The Clark Sisters, Motown and more have been spun together into an excitingly original blend on Hey Marco's debut album Give Love, released in December 2014. The record captures the band's sound - smooth grooves that dance under layers of intricate harmonies and soulful singing. Whether in the studio or on stage, the tight, playful spirit of the band shines through.
Hey Marco! came together in the spring of 2007 by Mark, Jake, Nathan, and Pete. Mark had a bunch of songs he'd written over the years, and those songs became the basis of the original repertoire. Since then the band has added even more original tunes to the staple, plus unique arrangements of their favorite pop/R&B songs that musically connect the decades from the 70's through today.
These musical influences have been spun together into an excitingly original blend on Hey Marco's debut album Give Love, released in December 2014. The record captures the band's sound - smooth grooves that dance under layers of intricate harmonies and soulful singing. Whether in the studio or on stage, the tight, playful spirit of the band shines through. These people just LOVE playing together, and it shows.