Mark Strickland has been playing guitar since 1964. He has performed with various musical units throughout the Pittsburgh Area, including legendary jazz organist Gene Ludwig, Roger Humphries & R H Factor Band, and the Tim Stevens/Leonard Johnson Project. In the summer of 2011 he played with international drummer/singer Grady Tate. Mark performed on the 2011 release of Gene Ludwig’s last CD, “Love Notes”, a tribute to Cole Porter.