CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS
Genres: Jazz Related Rock, Nu Jazz, World Fusion • United States

Cymbalic Encounters/Mark Murdock started playing drums at a young age in Phoenix, Arizona. He played in a local jazz-rock band 'Seacloud' gaining local recognition and featured on Phoenix radio KDKB sponsored album. Mark's British connections eventually led him to Peter Banks, original guitarist with YES who he teamed up with in Peter Bank's EMPIRE in Los Angeles where he showcased in Empire and recorded a demo which later was released on CD as Empire Mark III on One Way Records and has just released 'The Mars Tapes' on GONZO and diskunion. Also, 'Cymbalic Encounters' featuring Brand X musicians from www.cymbalicencounters.com