Jul 30, 2021
Our guest today is Marthaniel Roberts, who goes by
“Marcus: Roberts.
Marcus is a Jazz pianist, composer, band leader,
and Professor of Jazz music at Florida State University
(FSU).
Marcus was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida.
Showing an early interest in, and a strong aptitude for music,
initially with the gospel music in his family’s church and later in
the popular R&B sounds of his era, he first ran
across the chords of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and
the captivating sounds of Jazz music while scanning the local
FM radio dial at a very early age. He was given his first
piano by his parents at the age of eight, and never looked
back.
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