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Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg at Twisted Oak Winery
Vallecito, CA...Since launching his career as the young boy-wonder mandolinist/guitarist of the original David Grisman Quartet, Mike Marshall has created some of the most adventurous music of our times. Since those days, he has gone on to collaborate on recordings and tours with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Stephane Grappelli, Darol Anger, Väsen, Chris Thile and Mark O’Connor… to name but a few....
Caterina Lichtenberg teaches at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany, and is the only person in the world to hold a university professorship for mandolin. She directs the Baroque Ensemble there, has over 10 cds to her credit, and has traveled the globe for the past 20 years with tours in the U.S., Canada, Japan, China and most of the countries of Europe.
Together, these two virtuosos will take you on a journey of the mandolin and mandocello, around the world and through the centuries, from its Italian roots during the Baroque period, to the shores of Ireland, the hills of Appalachia, and to the beaches of Brazil and Venezuela – to create a provocative and engaging evening of music.
Mike Marshall Bio:
Mike Marshall is one of the world’s most accomplished and versatile string instrumentalists in American today. A master on mandolin, guitar, mandocello and violin, he has created some of the most adventurous instrumental music for over 35 years. His concert tours have taken him around the globe.
Whether playing bluegrass with Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck or Chris Thile, Brazilian choro music with Hamilton de Holanda or Baroque classical with German mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg, Mike is able to swing gracefully between all of these musical styles with a unique blend of virtuosity, depth and musical integrity that is rare in the cross cultural musical world of today.
Released in 2010 is a project with German classical mandolin virtuoso Caterina Lichtenberg. She is the Professor of mandolin at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany. The two have been touring throughout Europe and the U.S since 2008.
A look at Mike’s calendar and you will find him on concert tours with everyone from the Swedish group Vasen, the Grammy winning jazz ensemble The Turtle Island String Quartet or with his progressive bluegrass group Psychograss with Darol Anger, Tony Trischka, Todd Phillips and David Grier.
Mike grew up in Central Florida, where he cut his teeth on traditional American music. His interest in many musicals styles however eventually led him to the San Francisco Bay Area to join the original David Grisman Quintet in 1978 at age 19. This band toured and recorded with the legendary jazz violinist Stephan Grappelli, Mark O’Connor and guitarist Tony Rice. They performed on the Johnny Carson Show that same year and toured Europe and Japan and helped set a new standard for American stringband music.
Since then, Mike has continued pushing the boundaries of acoustic music and can be heard on hundreds of recordings as a composer, featured artist, sideman and producer.
During the 1980s, Mike recorded for the Windham Hill label with his group The Montreux Band and also formed the classical ensemble, The Modern Mandolin Quartet. This group redefined the mandolin family in a classical music setting with many newly created works for this format and recorded 4 CDs during its tenure.
In 1995, Mike began his love affair with the music of Brazil. After a visit there, he embarked on an in-depth study of the roots of Brazilian popular music, Choro. This obsession has led to recordings and concerts with some of Brazil’s finest musicians, including Hamilton de Holanda, Danilo Brito, Jovino Santos Neto and Hermeto Pascoal. His group Choro Famoso has helped spearhead a wave in the U.S. for this infectious style. In 1999 Mike also created his own label, Adventure Music, which has released over 40 CDs to date, focusing on the music of Brazil.
Mike’s association with bassist Edgar Meyer led to 2 CDs for the Sony Classical label. One with long time friend Bela Fleck the other with violinist Joshua Bell and mandolinist Sam Bush, Each were nominated for GRAMMY awards and in 1999 the group played on the Grammy Award TV broadcast.
Mike has always had an interest in helping young artists and has over 2-dozen CD productions to his credit including The Hot Buttered Rum Band, Cadillac Sky, Laurie Lewis, Alison Brown, Tony Furtado and George Brooks.
As he does so engagingly in his music, Mike also applies his artistic aesthetic to his principal hobby: cooking. Already known as one of the best chefs amongst his musical pals, he has been trading guitar lessons for cooking lessons with Michael Peternell: head chef at Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse Restaurant. He’s also been spotted there slicing carrots and peeling onions “back stage”!
As a teacher, Mike founded a one-week mandolin camp for in 2002 with his old pal David Grisman. The Mandolin Symposium takes place the last week of June at U.C. Santa Cruz with over 150 mandolinists and 10 of the greatest players/teachers in the world.
If you hear mandolin on NPR’s “Car Talk” radio show opening music, that’s Mike along with Earl Scruggs, David Grisman and Tony Rice. In addition Mike composed and recorded the theme music for the San Francisco based radio program “Forum” heard daily on KQED radio.
Artist website: www.mikemarshall.net
What: Mandolin masters, Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg in concert.
Where: Twisted Oak Winery, Vallecito
When: Friday, September 7, 2012 – 7pm. Gates open at 6:30pm
Ticket info: $20 advance/$25 door. Advance ticket discount for Twisted Few members . Admission is free for children under 12.
For more info, or to purchase tickets: www.twistedoak.com/concerts
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