Behind Doors: Mark Isaacs
Mark Isaacs | Jazz Piano Improvisations
Piano virtuoso Mark Isaacs is a major exponent of both the classical and jazz styles. As a classical pianist, Isaacs has conducted many orchestras and as a classical concert hall composer he has composed more than 100 major works, many commissioned by some of Australia’s most prestigious ensembles, orchestras and soloists and ranging across orchestral, chamber, choral, solo pieces as well as scores for film, television and the theatre.
As a jazz pianist Isaacs has toured extensively throughout Europe, Russia, Asia, the USA, Australasia and the Pacific performing at major festivals including the Tokyo Jazz Festival and Pori Jazz, Finland. He has collaborated with some of the most distinguished figures in international jazz including Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Adam Nussbaum, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bob Sheppard and Jay Anderson and he has released numerous internationally-acclaimed albums on labels such as Naxos, ABC, Soundbrush, Vorticity and his own label Gracemusic.
Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM
