Mark's Life

Mark Mosley was born in Arkansas, but during his childhood he saw a lot of the world because his parents' military career.  The desire to serve his country was strong and he chose to follow in his parents' footsteps and also served in the U.S. Army. Mark graduated from the US Army and Naval School of Music in Norfolk VA . He attended several courses there including Drum Majoring and the Advanced NCO Course. Mark was an Army paratrooper while stationed at Ft. Bragg NC, and also served as a Hurricane Katrina Army National Guard volunteer. Mark retired from The Army Band Field in 2006.

Additionally Mark got his B.S Degree in Elementary Education (currently working on a Masters). Since then, Mark has been educating 6th grade kids in Science and Language Arts in Baltimore City for a decade.

Mark Mosley began playing guitar when he was 11 years old, first learning to emulate the playing of BB King.  Later he played in school bands and was part of R&B and Jazz bands.  Through the support of his family members he kept faith with his music.

During his musical career Mark has performed with many musical greats.  He toured with Lou Donaldson, worked with Gary Bartz, Keter Betts, and many others.  He has been a band leader for several years. During part of this time Mark was living as a civilian in the Heidleburg, Germany region.

Some of the major venues performed in as a band leader in the D.C. and Baltimore area are: Blues Alley; Montpelier Arts Center; Twins Jazz; Maryland Public TV, WJZ -TV (Channel 13 - Baltimore); WPFW.89.3 FM radio interviews / airplay; and various Borders Books and Music outlets.

Several articles have been written about Mark. Notably, the JazzGuitarLife.com article is a good read.