Mark Przybylowski is an orchestra teacher, double bassist, and electric bassist who lives and performs in the South Jersey/Philadelphia area.
Mark holds a Music Education degree with a specialization in Jazz Studies, and has studied the bass under Douglas Mapp and Mary Javian. He has also studied jazz with Douglas Mapp, vibraphonist Tony Miceli, and guitarist Steve Giordano. Mark owes a great debt of gratitude for his musical growth to the famous Ortlieb’s Jazz Haus and its weekly jam sessions, where he was informally mentored by Sid Simmons, Mike Boone, and countless other great Philadelphia musicians.
As an educator, Mark has taught bass at Settlement Music School and the Conservatory of Musical Arts. He also taught the bass class and string orchestra at Freire school for the El Sistema inspired program – Play On, Philly!. In addition, he spent three years teaching early childhood music.
Currently, Mark is the Orchestra teacher at a middle school in Washington Township, New Jersey. Additionally, he has run 6 years of summer music camps for students in grades 4 thru 9 where students can continue to grow and develop their skills.