BY DENNIS ROMEROQuietly, with little of the nihilistic self-promotion seen
in a new generation of spinners, Marques Wyatt has been one of the
most-influential West Coast DJs of the super-club era. In 1988 - 1988! - he
co-promoted a night that celebrated house music, a year before the sound would
help inspire rave culture in the U.K. Not long after that he hosted
"Brass" acid jazz parties that showcased the likes of the Brand New Heavies and
Jamiroquai.From 1992 to 1999 Wyatt hosted an after-hour