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Coming from a family of musicians in Springfield Massachusetts, Eddie Marshall is acknowledged as a leading figure in the evolution of San Francisco's contemporary jazz sound. For over fifty years he has played drums with nearly every major name in jazz, from Freddie Hubbard, Jon Hendricks and Dexter Gordon to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Eddie Harris. A consummate sideman, Marshall was the designated house drummer at San Francisco's famed nightclub, Keystone Korner during the 1970s. His most long-standing musical associations have been with Toshiko Akiyoshi, with whom he has played since 1958, the late Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson and Bobby McFerrin. He co-founded with Mike Nock the seminal jazz fusion group, The Fourth Way. Since 1989 Marshall has also been performing on the alto and soprano recorders, working within a large variety of ensemble arrangements on a baroque instrument rarely heard in jazz. Logo

While playing with many of the greatest jazz musicians of his day, Eddie Marshall has also distinguished himself as a composer. With two albums of original music to his name, his work is appreciated for both its driving intensity and joyous, melodic lyricism. Chamber Music America with support from the Doris Duke Foundation awarded Marshall two grants through their New Works and New Works Encore Program, commissioning him to compose an original piece. "Dreams That Dance- A Suite", performed by Marshall's Holy Mischief Ensemble, premiered at the San Francisco Jazz Festival in November 2004.

Since 1981 Marshall has maintained an active teaching schedule in addition to his busy performance career. He has taught traps, jazz theory, composition, and small and big band arranging at The Stanford Jazz Workshop and Rhythmic Concepts Jazz Camp since 1984. Part of San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music series throughout the 1990’s, he has also taught ensemble classes at The Jazz School in Berkeley. He has led several free after-school instrument instruction programs, including guitarist Bruce Forman’s innovative JazzMasters Workshop for which he was the Bay Area director.

In 2000 the SF Jazz Festival honored Marshall with its first annual Beacon Award, celebrating his lifelong commitment to jazz music and education. From 2000 to 2003 Marshall served as the Music Chair of the San Francisco Arts Commission. Since 2007 Eddie Marshall has toured and recorded with the great vibraphonist, Bobby Hutcherson, continuing a more than 30 year collaboration, which according to Marshall, has been one of the highlights of his career.

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Live Review

Celebrating Eddie Marshall: San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2012

Read "Celebrating Eddie Marshall: San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2012" reviewed by Bill Leikam


Celebrating Eddie MarshallYoshi'sSan Francisco, CAFebruary 19, 2012When a San Francisco Bay Area jazz musician passes, Bay Area jazz supporters come out in droves to pay their respects and to honor the one who passed. In announcing the passing of the great drummer Eddie Marshall, Jesse Hamlin wrote, for the San Francisco Chronicle's SF Gate “Eddie Marshall, a master drummer and composer whose deep musicianship and joyous spirit made him the soul of the Bay Area ...

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Eddie Marshall: Search and Recall

Read "Eddie Marshall: Search and Recall" reviewed by Josep Pedro


Legendary drummer and composer Eddie Marshall has been kicking hard for more than 50 years. He has played in R&B bands and in different types of jazz combos, in collaboration with musicians including Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Burrell, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, The Pointer Sisters and Dionne Warwick, among others. Furthermore, he's recorded his own music [Holy Mischief (Ruddy Duck Records, 1998)], played with younger musicians and taught music classes in different places.

The biography and resume ...

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Eddie Marshall Quartet featuring Nir Naaman at the Douglas Beach House, CA

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Eddie Marshall Quartet featuring Nir NaamanDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaMarch 22, 2009

According to the Lincoln Center's biography of featured performers, “Eddie Marshall is acknowledged as a leading figure in the evolution of San Francisco's contemporary jazz sound." Marshall's jazz drumming first came to this reviewer's notice back in the 1980s, immediately provoking admiration for his finesse and his range. He was one of the finest drummers I'd ever heard, so upon reading that ...

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We Remember Hadley Caliman and Eddie Marshall

We Remember Hadley Caliman and Eddie Marshall

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene

Today marks the one year anniversary of saxophonist Hadley Caliman's passing. Yesterday we lost another jazz giant in the passing of Bay Area drummer Eddie Marshall. (Pictured above is a photo of Hadley Caliman and Eddie Marshall performing together at the Earshot Jazz Festival). Linda Caliman and friends will gather Friday night at The New Orleans for Thomas Marriott's performance and a remembrance of Hadley. Music starts at 8:00pm and all are welcome. Friday, September 9, The New Orleans, 8:00pm ...

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Drummer Eddie Marshall Interviewed at AAJ

Drummer Eddie Marshall Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Legendary drummer and composer Eddie Marshall has been kicking hard for more than 50 years. He has played in R&B bands and in different types of jazz combos, in collaboration with musicians including Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Burrell, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, The Pointer Sisters and Dionne Warwick, among others. Furthermore, he's recorded his own music [Holy Mischief (Ruddy Duck Records, 1998)], played with younger musicians and taught music classes in different places.

AAJ Contributor Josep Pedro spoke with Marshall about ...

"A living legend of the San Francisco jazz scene, drummer and band leader Eddie Marshall has a resume that reads like a modern jazz honor role, including long-term stints with Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Bobby McFerrin and additional collaborations with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, John Hendricks, Dexter Gordon, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. As Down Beat wrote of the hard working percussion-master: If in the last 30 years a fan on the West Coast has missed seeing Eddie Marshall behind a set of drums, it can't be blamed on lack of opportunities. He has single-handedly done his part to keep jazz alive and swinging this side of the Rockies." --San Francisco Jazz Festival 2004

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Holy Mischief

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2000

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Papillon Recordings
2000

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