Mars Williams

  

Saxophonist (1983-1987) (2005-2023)

From "Midnight To Midnight" tour program:
Date and Place of Birth
5/29/58, Chicago, Illinois

Favourite Colour, Number and Vice
Black and Blue, 5, Girls


Favourite Food and Favourite Drink
The Worm, Tequila


Favourite Film and/or Director
Blade Runner


Favourite Book and/or Author
Delacorte


Most Memorable Occasion
Playing for a deaf, mute audience who then told me I sucked


Whats the Worst Job You've Ever Had
Playing the New York City Perverts Club


Favourite Artist and/or Work of Art
Dali, Harley Davidson


Favourite Clothes Designer

Me

Favourite Club
Riviera Club, Chicago

Favorite Single and Album
Champs - Tequila, Talking Heads - Remain in Light


First Record You Ever Bought
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma


Last Record You Bought
Blah Blah Blah' - Iggy Pop


Favourite Musician
Albert Ayler


Favourite Songwriter
Iggy Pop


Favourite Guitar Solo of All Time
Steve Stevens on I Pity the Fool


Band You Would Least Like to Be in
Barry Manilow

Best and Worst Gig Ever Seen
Iggy Pop, New York, Worst: AC/DC, Meadowlands 


Favourite Actor and Actress

Michael Caine, Linda Lovelace

 

Played on:

 
Member of:
  • Audio One
  • Boneshaker
  • Chicago Edge Ensemble
  • Chicago Reed Quartet
  • Cinghiale
  • Deep
  • Everplastic
  • Hal Russell's Chemical Feast
  • Harrison Bankhead Quartet
  • Harrison Bankhead Sextet
  • Heaven Orchestra
  • Keefe Jackson's Likely So
  • Liquid Soul
  • Michael Zerang & The Blue Lights
  • NRG Ensemble
  • Paul Giallorenzo's Gitgo
  • Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet
  • Slam!
  • Stirrup+6
  • Switchback
  • Swollen Monkeys
  • The Untouchables
  • The Waitresses
  • Trio Red Space
  • Vandermark
  • Witches & Devils
  • Xmarsx 
 
Other credits:
  • Fred Frith - Speechless
  • Swollen Monkeys - After Birth Of The Cool
  • The Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
  • The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
  • Swollen Monkeys - On Vacation! EP
  • Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
    • Saxophone on "Catch My Fall"
  • The Waitresses - Bruiseology
  • Hal Russell and Mars Williams - EFTSOONS
  • The Power Station - The Power Station 33 1/3
  • Rubber Rodeo - Heartbreak Highway
  • Mark Freeland's Electroman - Come
  • Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
    • Saxophone on "Cannibal Song"
  • Billy Squier - Here & Now
  • Naked Raygun - Raygun...Naked Raygun
    • Tenor saxophone on "Holding You"
  • Lostboys - Lost and Found
    • Saxophone on "Seaside Lover"
  • DownTown Scotty Brown - On Top Of The World
  • Energy Vampires - Energy Vampires
  • Ike Reilly - Community #9
    • Saxophone on "Peaceful"
  • Shooting Gallery - Shooting Gallery
  • LaTour - Home On The Range
    • Saxophone on "Following You"
  • Krash Man - Black Circle
    • Saxophone on "Black Circle"
  • Spies Who Surf - Calling All Martians
    • Saxophone on "Cyanide Junkie" and "Black Earth"
  • Die Warzau - Engine
  • Die Warzau - Liberated
  • Dessau - Details Sketchy
  • Sister Machine Gun - Burn
  • Oxygiene 23 - Blue
  • Sister Machine Gun - Metropolis
  • Enuff Z'nuff - Seven
  • Everplastic - Aqua Girl
  • Lego - Quiet On The Set
  • Nikki Sudden - Red Brocade
    • Tenor saxophone on "Countess", "Stained Sheets", and "Take Me Back Home"
    • Soprano saxophone on "Stained Sheets"
  • Ike Reilly - Salesmen and Racists
  • Urban Knights - The Chicago Project
  • Die Warzau - Convenience
  • Le Concorde - EP
  • Le Concorde - Universe and Villa
  • Baker, Hunt, Sandstrom, Williams - Extraordinary Popular Delusions
  • The Ike Reilly Assassination - We Belong To The Staggering Event
  • Full Blast + Friends - Crumbling Brain
  • Scorch Trio With Mars Williams - Made In Norway
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Apocryphal Fire In The Warehouse, And Other Explanations
  • Fancy Space People - Fancy Space People
  • Williams / Haker Flaten / Daisy - Moments From
  • The Young Mothers - A Mothers Work Is Never Done
    • Saxophone on "Mole"
  • Satellite Paradiso - Satellite Paradiso
    • Saxophone on "Angelic"
  • Ike Reilly - Born On Fire
    • Saxophone on "A Job Like That (Lasalle & Grand)", "Do The Death Slide!",  "Live Like We're Dying"
  • Tim Daisy - October Music Vol. 2 - 7 Compositions For Duet
    • Soprano saxophone, percussion on "Type - M"
  • Mars Williams - Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas
  • Jim Marcus - Wonderland
  • Ike Reilly - Crooked Love
  • Dizzy Reed - Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy
    • Horns on "I Celebrate" and "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy"
  • Mars Williams / Tollef Østvang - Painted Pillars
  • Larry Ochs, Mars Williams, Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, Samuel Silvant - Stroboscope
  • Mars Williams - Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas Volume 2
  • Dave Specter - Blues From The Inside Out
  • Rafael Torres, Mars Williams, Tim Daisy - Elevation
  • Mars Williams - Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas Volume 3: Live in Krakow
  • Mars Williams & Vasco Trilla - Spiracle
  • Mars Williams - Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas Volume 4: Chicago vs. NYC
  • Tim Daisy, Mars Williams - Live From Vienna
  • Dave Rempis & Mars Williams - Hornithology
  • Mars Williams - Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler Xmas Volume 5
  • Mars Williams & Vasco Trilla - Critical Mass
  • Custard Flux - Phosphorus
  • Mars Williams, Katinka Kleijn, Robert Kassinger - Two Or Three