Welcome to the official site of Mark Walker, Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winning drummer, Grammy nominated composer, producer, bandleader, author and educator.
“Mark Walker is truly exceptional. Not only is he one of the most musical, and intuitive virtuosos on drums and percussion that I have played with, he is also extremely knowledgeable of the roots, tradition and mechanics of various Latin music forms that he performs.”
- Ralph Towner, Grammy-nominated guitarist, pianist, synthesist, composer, ECM recording artist and co-founder of Oregon
Mark Walker - “You Get What You Give” featuring Paquito D’Rivera
“Mark Walker displays rhythmic refinement” - Suzanne Lorge, DownBeat
“Mark Walker sizzles in a soulful Latin session. - George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
“You Get What You Give has so much going for it; great melodies, superb musicianship and a feel good groove that will put a smile on any jazzer’s face. I highly recommend it.” - John Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility
Upcoming Shows - Fall ‘24
Oct 17 - Long Live Roxbury, Boston, MA 6-8:30pm Mark Walker and the Rhythm of the Americas Quintet w/ Mike Tucker, Maxim Lubarsky, Oscar Stagnaro and Ernesto Diaz
Oct 23 - Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues, Portsmouth, NH with Grace Kelly
Nov 3 - Santo Domingo, DR with Paquito D’Rivera
Nov 10 - Evanston Space, Evanston, IL with Mark Walker Brazilian Jazz Project feat. Luciano Antonio, Sam Taylor, Jim Trompeter, John Moulder, and Clark Sommers
Nov 14 - Regattabar, Cambridge, MA with Mark Walker ‘Rio Nights’, feat. Luciano Antonio, Sergio Brandão, Ian Coury, Paul Lieberman, Maxim Lubarsky and Oscar Stagnaro
For full schedule, click below