Mark Buselli is Director of Jazz Studies at Ball StateUniversity and
co-director of the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Buselli's awards include:
* A 2010-11 BSU College of Fine Arts Dean’s Creative Arts Award.
* A Creative Renewal grant from the Indianapolis Arts Council in 2005.
* Teacher of the year award in 2004 at Butler University.
* A Creative Vision award from NUVO in May of 2007.
* A top ten CD release of 2009 (Dec 09) in JAZZIZ magazine for "An Old Soul."
* A top 100 CD of the decade (Jan 2010) in Downbeat magazine for the BWJO release of "Basically Baker."
Buselli has over forty arrangements published for big bands, brass ensemble, and piano/trumpet. He has nine recordings out as a leader on the Owl Studios and OA2 record labels.
Mark has performed with numerous artists, played for four US presidents and currently serves as Education Director of the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra along with the Indianapolis Jazz Festival.
Web address is: markbuselli.com
Mark resides in Indianapolis and is a CarolBrass performing artist.