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Cold Spring Jazz Quartet

Mark Osteen, vocals, saxophones. Anthony Villa, piano. Gary Kerner, bass, guitar. Greg Mack, drums and percussion. For more than 20 years Cold Spring Jazz Quartet has appeared in nightclubs, restaurants and concert venues in the Baltimore-Washington area, winning a broad and loyal following. Favorite venues have included Celebrities Lounge at the Tremont Park Hotel, Ixia Restaurant, Meli, and Germano's. CSJQ has performed three times at Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival. Other recent private engagements have included fundraisers for Stella Maris, the Evergreen Museum, and the Downtown Partnership.

The group offers a wide array of musical flavors, from blues and bebop to Latin jazz and standards, as well as sparkling modern originals. Unlike most mainstream jazz groups, CSJQ mixes instrumental selections with Osteen’s soulful vocals. That means this band can create different sounds and moods depending upon the audience and venue. Whether you prefer classics or current compositions, CSJQ offers a rich menu for any jazz lover.

Cold Spring Jazz Quartet Releases New CD

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2008

Cold Spring Jazz Quartet is delighted to announce the release of their second CD, Urban Pastoral. For over a decade CSJQ has appeared regularly in nightclubs, restaurants and concert venues in the Baltimore-Washington area, winning a broad and loyal following. The new disc is sure to enhance the group’s reputation as one of the region’s most popular and respected jazz groups. The title reflects the group’s versatility and range of influences. The selections on Urban Pastoral showcase their contemporary polish ...
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The group’s latest CD, Warming Trend, has received many accolades.In the Baltimore City Paper, Geoffrey Himes praised Mark Osteen’s “eloquent” solos for “carving out harmonic extensions in sure phrases that get straight to the point.” The Baltimore Jazz Alliance Newsletter’s reviewer Ali Brickman writes, “If you love Nutella-thick upright bass, enjoy your drums locked in, yet crisply restrained, and dig a classic sounding jazz ballad with aching minor themes, you'll be repaid by this album.”