Marcus talks about teaching music at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and one on one tutoring as a sideline.

Marcus talks about his job at Bridgewater.

Marcus talks about almost giving up music when he was in Harvard.

When did he start getting interested in Mathematics? (00:18:03-00:22:35).

Marcus talks about his experience trying to start a record label with a friend and meeting another mentor.

Marcus talks about his mentors and the roles they play for him.

Was there anything in his father’s analytical mindset of accounting that played into his approach to learning music? (00:05:03-00:08:41).

What is his father’s influence on him in terms of his studies and music? (00:03:41-00:04:48).

Marcus talks about his endless and constant pursuit of finding the connection between math and music.Marcus’ TED Talk – The Beauty of Math and Music.Marcus’ Podcast – The Poolside Polymath.Marcus has this incredible ability to draw on specific examples of mathematicians, spiritual leaders, philosophers, and just an incredible memory and knowledge of books that he has read to start to tease apart and explore the intersection of these two fields. I was absolutely rocked by this conversation as you will probably be able to tell. This just alludes to the fascinating vastness of exploring these two fields, both the similarities between math and music, as well as the differences and what those can teach us about life in general. “ May not music be described as the mathematics of the sense, mathematics is music of the reason.“

He has a quote on his website from James Joseph Sylvester

If you’re wondering how music and mathematics combine, that’s exactly what Marcus has been exploring for most of his career. He is also the host of a podcast called The Poolside Polymath. Marcus is a saxophonist based in Harlem with a degree in mathematics from Harvard.

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