Indianapolis-based Jazz Bassooninst Mark Ortwein

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Indianapolis-based Jazz Bassooninst Mark Ortwein .. He spent some time talking about his life in music and his latest 2023 album called It Was Time ... He grew up in Las Vegas, attended Loyola University in New Orleans for two years then transferred to Boston University, and then played for one season with the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra before joined the United States Air Force Band at March Air Force Base in California, which led to the United States Air Force Band of the Rockies for four years and then on to Cincinnati .. Over the last 20 years, Mark has performed in many different musical projects .. He’s got quite a story .. Enjoy this interview .. For More Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkc Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews/id546432639 Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gAltD2kVLq8uNkpSFtkm0 The Home of Neon Jazz: http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Neon Jazz: PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4 Venmo at https://account.venmo.com/u/Joe-Dimino-4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices