Mark Mixx & Tha Street Jazz Cartel



Mark Mixx: A native Detroiter that grew up listening to music and because of his infatuation with music he knew at an early age that one day he would embark on a musical career. During his early years while Mark was still in elementary school in 1984 he joined the band where he took up the art of playing drums and percussion, which carried over to middle and high school after graduation Mark added the piano.

Producer, Arranger & Musician: Mark Mixx has produced, arranged and played on
Musical projects over the past 15 years.

Tha Street Jazz Cartel: In 2006 Mark Mixx decided to produce a Jazz CD on his independent record label. He assembled some talented Detroit musician to collaborate and play on the “Street Jazz Project, Johnny Barnes (trumpet), Steve Cooley (trumpet), Wayne White (keys), Isaac Pippen (keys), Jeff Canady (drums), Deblone Jackson (flute), Marty Montgomery (sax), Charles Jones (trombone), Stevo (bass), Derrick Bartel (guitar), Randal Wilson (guitar), and Mark Mixx (percussion and keys) “Tha Street Jazz Cartel”


Mark Mixx and Tha Street Jazz Cartel have performed with world renowned names like Michael Franks, Alex Bugnon, Marion Meadows, Mindi Abair, Nelson Rangell and many more. In March 2012 Mark Mixx feat. Tha Street Jazz Cartel released their 2nd CD “Cartel Drive”.
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