Marc Fields, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and trombonist, credits his earliest and most important musical influence to his father, jazz disc jockey Bill Fields. Marc attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied orchestral trombone, enriching his knowledge of music. After graduating in 1975 with honors from CCM, he landed a position as a staff musician working on the Bob Braun show at WLWT-TV, a Cincinnati based television station. During this time he also was a member of the house band for the legendary Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky.