Mark Rivera

About The Author

Mark Rivera is best known as Billy Joel’s saxophonist, as well as Musical Director for Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band. Rivera is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who over the past 50 years has shared the stage and supported some of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest performers, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Tony Bennett, Sheila E., Joe Walsh, Hall & Oates, and Peter Gabriel.

Books by Mark Rivera

Sideman

In Pursuit of the Next Gig

By Mark Rivera
Foreword by Ringo Starr / With Mike Poncy
"Narrative & Biography" winnner in the 2023 Porchlight Business Book Awards

While most successful sidemen are lucky to spend a decade in the music business, multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera is working on his fifth.
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