Mike Marshall
Best known for
Mandolin
Mike Marshall is an American mandolin virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist whose work has been central to the “new acoustic music” movement, ranging across bluegrass, jazz, classical, and Brazilian choro. A veteran of the David Grisman Quintet, he has built a wide-ranging career through founding bands and a series of celebrated duo partnerships.
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- Born July 17, 1957, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and raised in central Florida.
- Member of the David Grisman Quintet from 1985 to 1990.
- Co-founded the genre-crossing band Montreux with Darol Anger and others.
- Helped form the Modern Mandolin Quartet, applying mandolin-family instruments to classical repertoire.
- Recorded duo albums with Chris Thile, including Into the Cauldron (2003).
- A longtime duo partner of fiddler Darol Anger and of classical mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg.
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David GrismanPlayed on recording with David Grisman
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Laurie Lewis and Kathy KallickPlayed on recording with Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick
