Mark Koch

1973-1979 - Studied music at Swiss Jazz School Bern( today Hochschule der Künste Bern.)

1977-1980 - New-Jazz-Group Jasata Jazz, with concerts in Switzerland and abroad.

1985-1988 - Member of the folk-jazz-rock unit Mixtüür, Member of the Doran-Band ...

1987-1999 - Member of the funk-jazz group Twice A Week. Performs at more than 270 concerts with this group all over Europe, among others at the Leverkusener Jazztage, at Swiss Diagonal, Jazzmeile, etc. . Works with singer Rhonda Dorsey, trumpet player and singer Bill Holden, saxophonist Steve Elson.

1987-1989 ... Member of No No Diet Bang - several radio recordings

Since 1986 - teaches jazz,rock,poppiano and electronic keyboards at the Pop Rock Jazz Departetement of Music Scool Biel, Switzerland.

1994-1998 - Member of Marc Jundt’s Kalabuleband.

Since 2000 - Member of the fusion-funk group Sägewerk.01...

2005 - Mark Koch Trio founded.

Played with:

Dave Doran,Daniel Schläppi,John Allred,Christy Doran,

Steve Elson, Bill Holden , Rhonda Dorsey,Stephan Kurmann,

Marco Figini,Jean Pierre Schaller, Andy Brugger,

Michel Poffet, David Elias, , Heiner Althaus, Thomas Grünwald,

Jürg Bucher,etc.

discography

1980 LP „it works“ with JASATA-Jazz (sold out)

1986 LP „Vallée des fous“ with Mixüür (Fata Morgana Records)

1989 LP/CD „Cover Yourself“ with TWICE A WEEK (Piesack Production) (sold out)

1991 CD „That’s Live“ with TWICE A WEEK (COD Records)(sold out)

1993 CD : Düsentrieb with TWICE A WEEK (Brambus Records)

1995: Maxi-CD „Twice a week US-Edition“ (sold out)

1998: CD : Play of Colours with TWICE A WEEK MEETS STEVE ELSON (USA)(Edition Collage München)

1998: CD "Marimba" mit Marc Jundts Kalabuleband(Brambus Records)

2003: CD : : Aliens in Paradise with Sägewerk.01 (Brambus Records)

2005: CD: Mark Koch Songs 1980-2003 compilation of music from more than two decades (home production)

2006: CD: Red, Blue & Green with Mark Koch Trio (Brambus Records)

from www.markkoch.ch