Excited to be back on faculty at @wilfridlaurieruni teaching electric bass for the 2025/26 school year! @lauriermusic is in the process of building a Community Contemporary Music program and it’s a pleasure being on the ground floor of it all.
As part of the “Friday at Noon” series, tomorrow will be the first CCM faculty concert featuring myself, newly appointed piano faculty/contemporary music coordinator @adreanfarrugia , drum faculty @warren.ted , and special guest @jessicalalondemusic . Appropriately matching the name of the performance series… the concert is tomorrow (Sep 19)… a Friday… at noon… in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall… and it’s free!
Go hawks!
NMC 2025! 8 years as bass faculty at @nationalmusiccamp and every year it’s the perfect way to end summer…
1. “Blastissimo” Ensemble
2. 38-year NMC vet John MacLeod’s final faculty concert
3. Main camp
4. @mattworoshyl spitting fire
5. El Capitan @thetubaguy Larry Shields and my brother-in-rhythm @ernesto.cervini
6. 1st annual jazz faculty burn
7. The rig
8. @mattworoshyl spitting more fire
9. Big band
This is Jacob! He was an upright bass student of mine from 2019 to 2023 and is also an incredible guitarist. These days he lives in New York, but will be in Toronto this weekend and we’re going to make some music at @hirutcafe . Teaching @jacobmcgibbon in-person… and then online… and then once again in-person… was one of the highlights of my pandemic and it’s incredibly special for me to get to make music with him.
We’ll be throwing down on Sunday, July 6th at Hirut from 4pm to 6pm with @adreanfarrugia and @ethanardelli and I’m stoked to be playing some originals and standards alongside these three.
JB Piano Bar presents: “Mark Godfrey - Duos” each Thursday in June from 5pm to 7pm at the @jazzbistroto !
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June 5 - @taniajgill
June 12 - @adreanfarrugia
June 19 - @steven_noronha
June 26 - @jjjen.lo
🎻 - MG
🔈- “Bucket List” by MG + @bingobangobodko / Pram Trio
#powerpoint #jazzfont #dodgegrandcaravan #jazz #toronto #doublebass #piano #livemusic
Duos! Hitting the @jazzbistroto on Thursdays this month from 5pm - 7pm to play with some piano players I love to listen to, but don’t often get to play with. Contrary to any promotional material, there will not be any caravans inside or onstage.
June 5 - @taniajgill
June 12 - @adreanfarrugia
June 19 - @steven_noronha
June 26 - @jjjen.lo
Hi! My name’s Mark and this is my band. A few years ago, we tried to play some shows in #alberta and #britishcolumbia, but they got cancelled. So we’re going to try it again this November! Look: Nov 9 - @yardbirdsuiteyeg , Edmonton, AB
Nov 10 - @thevelvetolive , Red Deer, AB
Nov 11 - @kingeddyyyc , @jazz_yyc Calgary, AB
Nov 15 - @jazzevensongatbrentwood , Burnaby, BC
Nov 16 - #georgiastraightjazzsociety, Comox, BC
Nov 17 - @tosh.artcentre , Qualicum Beach, BC**
Nov 18 - #nanaimoconservatoryofmusic , Nanaimo, BC
You might know my friends already, but if you don’t:
🎷- @allisonaumusic
🎷- @mattworoshyl
🎹- @imnotchrispruden (Nov 9-11)
🥁- @e.west.drums (Nov 9-11)
🥁- @nickfraserthedrummer (Nov 15-18)
**Special Guest: @philiprdwyer on Nov 18 at @tosh.artcentre
We’ll be playing tunes of mine like this one (it’s called The Bowler). Come join us for the last leg of THE VANDEMIC TOUR (Part 2).
Thanks to the @canada.council for their support of this project.
#jazz #jazzmusic #doublebass #livemusic #canada #improvised #tour
Will the #vandemic never end?!? Finally taking the band to the Land of Living Skies next weekend for a Saskatoon hit!
Mark Godfrey Quintet at @thebassmentclub
Saturday, September 30th
7:30pm
Enjoy more mediocre doodling courtesy of powerpoint and the cutest little graphic of @jeanclaudevantan drawn by @goodjobhighfive
🎷- @allisonaumusic
🎷- @mattworoshyl
🎹- @imnotchrispruden
🥁- @nickfraserthedrummer
🎻- MG
Thanks to @canada.council for their support of this project.
More fall dates coming… stay tuned and wear your seatbelts!
Love vans? Need sun protection? Enjoy accessories that ask more questions than they answer? Look no further! Come pick up a nifty piece of merch at one of our shows over the next couple of weeks! $40 ea. Three colours, two vans:
Slide 2 + 3: Mark’s very own 2006 Jean Claude Van Tan in a classy black & gold or grey & white combo. Turn heads on the street and give a courtesy wave to fellow van lovers as you rep the most popular minivan on the road in Canada.
Slide 4 + 5: The 1987 Godfrey Mobile in a sleek black & white or grey & navy combo. Fake wood veneer more your thing? Prefer to learn how to drive on a vehicle that only has speed in mph? Relive the days of Papa Godfrey cruising down Highway 3 because you forgot your school lunch on the kitchen table. “Thank you for flying Godfrey Airlines!”
Slide 6: Happy customer #1 @crpgale !
Van design and drawings by @goodjobhifive , @blastromatt , and @brittinthepit
Hat printing by @brimzofficial
