Marc Seales is a pianist specializing in post-bop compositions, based in Seattle. He has worked with
Don Lanphere,
Benny Carter,
Bobby Hutcherson, and
Art Pepper, among many, many others. His group
New Stories has released three albums on Origin Arts and worked with vocalist
Mark Murphy on the Grammy-nominated Song for Geese album. Seales tours relatively regularly on his own for studio sessions, as well as with
New Stories for various concerts. He also leads the Marc Seales Quartet and is a member of Milo Peterson's Jazz Disciples. Seales generally takes on a style that sounds similar to
Herbie Hancock's earlier work (before the funk), but there are also aspects of many other artists in his work, perhaps
Bill Evans. He holds a position as the head of Jazz Studies, where he teaches both jazz history and playing instruction at the University of Washington. ~ Adam Greenberg