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Biography

Marcus Lolo is a Haitian-American musician, arranger,  band leader and educator. Born in Florida, raised in Port-au-Prince and later New York City, Lolo’s music carries a wide array of cultural influences which contribute to his distinctive, colorful and diverse artistry. His fluid playing style is forged from many elements ranging  from an arpeggio-driven virtuosity, pointing to his classical training, to an enthusiastic swing and harmonic complexity which attest to his undying love for Jazz music. Most notably, it is his fusion of Jazz improvisational elements with native Haitian rhythms that distinguishes Lolo from his peers. He currently resides in Buffalo, NY where he serves as director of the Love Supreme School of music, a non-profit subsidiary of the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective. His administrative duties include: Staff development, program expansion, curriculum design, and piano instruction. He is committed to providing children and young adults of underserved communities with a quality music education, anchored in the key principles of Jazz. Lolo has performed nationwide and headlined alongside such artists as: Grammy-nominated bassist and bandleader Curtis Lundy, Tia Fuller, Elio Villafranca, George Caldwell, Endea Owens and many others. Ludovic Lamothe, Joseph Joubert, The Altino Brothers, George Caldwell and Eric Huebner are among his greatest teachers and  inspirations.