Marc Decho w/NYC's Damion Reid
November 2 & 3 @ 8:00pm
Marc Decho - Bass
NYC’S Damion Reid - Drums
James Hill - Piano
Born in Montreal and now based in Toronto, Canada, electric bassist / composer / educator and producer Marc Decho has established himself as an incredibly versatile and creative artist on the Canadian music scene. Decho is a longstanding member of the legendary Cuban pianist Miguel De Armas (NG La Banda) Latin Jazz Quartet & Latin Jazz Orchestra and has performed with a wide variety of GRAMMY, Latin GRAMMY, JUNO winning artists. In 2023 Marc released his first self produced record as leader “AAAAUM” under the guise of the Marc Decho Quartet to critical acclaim. His latest record entitled “Forget The World” was released in 2024-2025 and caused a massive buzz in the UK jazz and broken beat scenes, as well as garnered steady radio play across Europe and Japan. The record was released on legendary jazz dance and Northern Soul DJ Colin Curtis’ iconic imprint label.
Damion Reid hailing from West Covina, California a city east of Los Angeles. He is the son of well-respected bassist and astute operatic singer and teacher. By the age of three, Damion was already playing in church. It was around the age of twelve that Damion began being mentored by the world-renowned drummer Billy Higgins. During these formative years Billy's spirit for life and music was deeply seeded in Damion's fertile mind. Seeing Damion's ability to grasp the music both, analytically and conceptually it wasn't long before Billy invited him to be a part of his drum collective. As he began to mature musically he found himself frequenting Billy's club “The World Stage,” learning and playing with the likes of Billy Childs, George Bohanon and Oscar Brashear.
As Damion continued to cultivate his love for music through his high school years, he managed school life with professional obligations. Damion graduated High School and made the move to Boston, Massachusetts New England Conservatory of Music where he spent time with Cecil McBee, Danilo Perez, Fred Buda and George Russell as well as his musical peers. It was while in Boston between the years of 1998 and 1999 that he received the prestigious Alan Dawson scholarship. He then was accepted into the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of Southern California. Soon finding himself trekking to New York City to attend The New School. He then began performing and touring alongside Greg Osby, Terence Blanchard, Robert Glasper, Steve Lehman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jacky Terrasson, Ravi Coltrane, Reggie Workman, Marcus Belgrave, Lauryn Hill, Robert Hurst, Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jason Moran, Mark Shim, Mark Turner, Chihiro Yamanaka, Steve Coleman, Bunky Green and many others.