After establishing himself as a composer and performer of film, theatre, pop, and gospel music, Marc Hoffman began pursuing his passion for jazz in the early 1990s. As a pianist and vocalist, Marc performs over 90 dates a year with a repertoire of original jazz and his own arrangements of standards, ballads, and pop. He most often performs with his trio, but works as a soloist and with other ensembles as well, at concerts, festivals, clubs, and other public and private events. Marc’s music has been performed across the US and in the UK and Europe by orchestras, other ensembles and soloists.
Marc Hoffman was born in Salisbury, NC, received a degree in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts, and completed additional study in film composition at the University of Southern California. He has studied at The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England. His composition teachers have included David Ott, Leo Arnaud, Neil Hefti, and Sherwood Shaffer. He is a member of BMI and the American Composer’s Forum. Marc is also founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music.
Marc’s original instrumental recordings include the newly released Late September – a collection of new pieces featuring jazz trio with guests Tim Gordon on flute and Jon Thornton of trumpet, Curioso – eclectic jazz with Tim Gordon on sax, Grammy nominee John Sharp on guitar, Terry Peoples and Nathan Scott on bass, and Gray Fallin (The Brubakers), Mike Lanier and Ryan Scott on drums and percussion, and Long Way Home – new piano music blending jazz, and light classical.
Vocal recordings include Christmas Time, I Will, and Dream of God.
Marc’s recent film work includes theme and underscore for the TV series, Scienstars (2016) an original score for “40 Fears” for Dalliance Films (2014). Previous fim credits include scoring The Mill (2008) for producer Ralph Singleton and director Grainger Hines, and music historian for the 1985 film, Revolution (1986). In addition, Marc has been music supervisor for several films.
In August of 2010, Virillion Music Publishing released Marc’s first children’s book, Sleep, Little Child with accompanying CD entitled and based on an original lullaby. Marc’s first book and companion DVD, Essential Worship Keyboard was released by Emerald Books in 2007.
Marc Hoffman lives in Salisbury, NC with is wife, Anne and young daughter, August.