Mark Rabideau

Mark Rabideau is a frequent speaker on how the creative energies of artists and the arts help address the world’s most pressing problems. He has delivered recent talks at Juilliard, Curtis, and the American University in Cairo – where he was named Distinguished Visiting Researcher.

The breadth of Mark’s creative spirit is evidenced by the work he has produced, including Live from Smoke, a radio show from NYC's upper-westside, the GRAMMY-Award winning album STILLPOINT (New Amsterdam Records, 2023), Worlds End an original work with the American Repertory Ballet, and the made-for-PBS documentaries Awadagin Pratt: Black in America and Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius.

Mark’s current record project, Portrait of an Unquiet Mind is an exploration of the interior mind of those struggling with bipolar disorder and features a concert-length work for jazz quartet and string orchestra composed by Shelbie Rassler.

Mark was named to The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Class of 2024), The Recording Arts Academy (Class of 2023), Past-President of the College Music Society, Founding Editor of Emerging Fields in Music (Routledge Publishing), and Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs within the College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver.