GEORGE MARSH
ABOUT THE ARTIST/BIOGRAPHY
became a professional drummer in Belleville, Illinois at the age of fifteen. His early experiences included work with Sam Andria, Jimmy Williams, and Barbara Streisand (before she became a super star). Although primarily self taught, he studied percussion with Tom Siwe and Jack McKenzie at Champagne-Urbana and later played with the Lyric Opera, and many great Chicago jazz musicians. Since 1968 he has lived in the San Francisco area where he has performed and recorded with musicians such as John Abercrombie, Mose Allison, Joe Henderson, David Grisman, Terry Riley, Denny Zeitlin, Pauline Oliveros, Allaudin Mathieu, and many others. George teaches at UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma State University, and has written a unique drum instruction book, Inner Drumming, which deals with the flow of energy inside the drummer's body as it applies to four-limb performance. He has composed music for the movies Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf. Back to Artists
LINKS
George Marsh: www.myspace.com/marshdrum
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TIMELESS PULSE / Quintet"Timeless Pulse sometimes recalls the soundscapes of Gunter Muller, Butch Morris, David Shea and AMM, and is thus recommended to fans of them and harmonious (yes, that¹s right, with harmony) free-improv."- Mark Keresman
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THOMAS BUCKNER, MEL GRAVES & GEORGE MARSH / Homage"This project is the product of over thirty years of musical collaboration and personal friendships. The three of us met in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early seventies and worked together in many contexts, exploring improvisation and new music. When I moved to New York in 1983, there was a brief hiatus, and then, on hearing a composition of Mel Graves played here, I asked him to write me a piece. This led to my premiering many works of his and making several recordings. |
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GEORGE MARSH & W. A. MATHIEU / Game / No Game"The album's 21 tracks... generate engaging soundscapes that transcend the sublime feeling of rapture that possesses the improviser, and translate as a priced slice of sonic ravishment." - Marco Rivera, Splendid
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