Mark Earley
Mark Earley is NOT performing at the 2026 Big Blues Bender.
This page is an archive from thier past perfomance(s).
This is the first appearance of Mark Earley at the Big Blues Bender.
2016
Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame inductee, 2 -time Grammy nominated and 6 -time W.C. Handy Award-winning saxophonist Mark Earley’s lifelong musical journey has brought him across the globe from NYC’s Lincoln Center to The San Francisco Blues Festival, The Moscow International Performing Arts Centre to The Zouk Mikael International Festival in Beirut, Lebanon, The King Biscuit Blues Festival to The Le Méridien Etoile's Jazz Club as part of the JBL Jazz Festival in Paris.
Over the years, he has collaborated with scores of talented musicians, both on stage and in the recording studio. Jay McShann, Duke Robillard, Albert Collins, Louis Bellson, Joe Williams, James Cotton, Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Price, Otis Clay, Gerald Levert, Taj Mahal, Kim Wilson’s Blues Review, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roomful of Blues, Victor Wainwright, The Temptations, The Coasters, Joey McIntyre, Bobby Brown, Omar Hakim, Wayne Newton, and Red Skelton.
These are but a handful of world-renowned artists that have recognized his extraordinary talent. This career of experience has brought Mark to know how sharing the spiritual magic of music to audiences across the world is a true blessing.
