Contemporary jazz guitarist
Marc Antoine blends his classical training with a multi-cultural urban groove. After studying at the Edouard Paiteron College and the International School of Classical Guitar, he played with a typically varied cast of artists: pop stars like
Sting,
Basia and
Selena, rappers like Guru's Jazzmatazz project and
Queen Latifah, plus acid jazz hipsters
the Solsonics and
DJ Greyboy. Signed to the New York City subsidiary of GRP Records,
Antoine recorded his solo debut Classical Soul in 1994. The album climbed to the top of the contemporary jazz charts, thanks to the single "Unity." Urban Gypsy followed a year later, and in 1998
Antoine resurfaced with Madrid;
Universal Language, his first LP for new label Polygram, appeared in early 2000; Cruisin' was released a year later. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide