Mark Harris, Sydney double bass player and composer is truly versatile.

After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Jazz-Honours), Mark joined the formative Mark Isaacs Trio performing regularly at major Jazz festivals and Sydney Jazz clubs. Mark’s arrangement of Massenet’s Va! Laisse Couler mes Larmes was recorded by the Mark Isaacs trio for the ABC TV series The Pulse.

While studying at the Conservatorium, Mark discovered a love of opera, even dabbling in singing for a short time. His later Master of Music (Jazz) programme reflected this newfound passion with a series of work that drew its inspiration from the harmonies and melodies of the French Impressionist composers.

Of course the only thing left to do was to move to Paris, so Mark and his opera-singing wife Tina packed up everything they could and left for the land of wine and song. In Paris, Mark joined the infamous Chris Cody of Chris Cody Coalition fame - a true Francophile - and performed as a regular at Les Sept Lezards Jazz Club. Mark also worked with ex-pat New York saxophonist Steve Potts.

From Paris to Tokyo, Mark followed his passion for good things residing in Chiba, where he met fellow Australian Sean Wayland and performed at the B Flat Club in Tokyo and the Bayside Jazz Club in Chiba. With the help of the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Mark joined again with Mark Isaacs to perform a duo concert for the governor at his residence for a special concert – Jazz on a Summer’s Day.

On returning to Sydney, Mark joined forces with the James Morrison Sextet, performing regularly at Jazz festivals including the Bellingen Jazz and Blues Festival and the Noosa Jazz Festival.

In 2005 Mark joined the widely heralded 'Gyp-rock' band Monsieur Camembert as bassist and vocalist, performing gigs across Australia and overseas. In July they released Famous Blue Cheese a double album of Leonard Cohen works.

The Tango Saloon, a group where Tango meets Spaghetti Western, led by guitarist Julian Curwin is another of Mark's projects. A new album is due for release in 2008.

Mark is the bassist for tenor saxophonist Sean Coffin's scQUINT, who having performed at Sydney’s SIMA and Jazzgroove venues are preparing for a recording in late 2007.

Mark’s debut solo album Entrée with his accomplished new band Mark4 (featuring Matt McMahon, James Muller and Evan Manell) was released to critical acclaim by Jazzgroove Records in May 2005.

In May 2006 Mark recorded an album with the Stephan Schafer Quartet. Time Travel was released on the Jazzhead label.

Mark is a regular guest artist with the Sydney based Mucho Mambo salsa big band as well as with the Daryl Aberhart Octet and the Coffin Brothers.