The mark snyder Quartet

standards, Funk, and original jazz

Mark Snyder - Bass

Mark has been a fixture on the Boston music scene since 1976.  He has performed and/or recorded with The Gary Burton Quartet, Adam Nusbaum, Bob Moses, Tiger Okoshi, Stan Strickland, Brad Hatfield, The Coasters, The Drifters, Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Franky Ford, Tommy Row, Brian Hyland, Safam, and Ictus; as well as countless other jazz, r&b, and rock groups, all over the U.S. and much of Europe.  Mark studied music at Ohio University and Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a degree in Composition.  Mark has composed, recorded, and performed jazz, rock, r&b, and classical music, for various instrumentation, including small groups, big band, concert band, chamber music, and film scores.  He also plays trombone, and is leader of and composer for The Boneheads, a Trombone Choir that performs in the Boston area.

Andy Solberg - Guitar

Andy graduated from Denison University in 1979 w/ a degree in Theory & Composition
Moved to Boston area in 1979- been a musician here since then.
Professionally plays guitar, violin, and electric bass.
Music schoolteacher (K-5) for 27 years- now retired from that.
Andy has been the guitarist in the Mark Snyder Quartet since 2001.

Jim Repa - Saxophones, flute, piccolo

Jim Repa is a saxophonist, flutist, composer, and teacher living in the Boston area. He is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music where he studied jazz composition. Jim has recorded with several jazz and world music groups, and produced a CD of his original compositions and arrangements with his own “Destinations” ensemble. As a leader and sideman, he has performed in numerous venues around New England and the Midwest, as well as Paris, France; Cape Town, South Africa; and Ojai, California. He has also performed in the orchestra for many theater productions, including productions at the Boston Lyric Stage, the American Repertory Theater, and the Greater Boston Stage Company. Jim has been a jazz clinician and presenter at several jazz conferences and workshops, including workshops in Boston, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; Ojai, California; and Cape Town, South Africa. A prolific composer and arranger, Jim’s works have been performed by numerous professional and student ensembles. Most recently, one of his compositions was performed by the Jazz Flute Big Band at the 2021 virtual National Flute Association conference.

Barry Lit - Drums

Barry