Mars Williams
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"Mars Williams" is an American jazz and Rock music/rock saxophonist. Exposed to Big Band and Dixieland Jazz by his trumpet playing father, Williams played classical clarinet for ten years, then migrated to the saxophone in his senior year of high school, citing influences from Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. He attended De Paul University and later the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians where he studied under the mentorship of founders Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell. In 2004 he was selected by the Moers Festival as their featured artist.

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We just finished it the day before we left on this tour. It was probably mastered yesterday.

I've got this guy Dave Redondo that does beat boxing. The use of a DJ live has kind of become second nature. I thought, 'What can I do to get more of that hip-hop element?' It's kind of like two MCs going at the same time. On this trip we wanted to do something different. You've got to hear it to know what I'm talking about. It really works.