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Marcus Shelby

Marcus Anthony Shelby

Born in February 1966, Marcus Shelby has been playing the acoustic bass for 23 years. In this time, he has built a diverse and accomplished biography. Shelby was bandleader of Columbia Records and GRP Impulse! Recording Artists Black/Note and is currently the Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet and the Marcus Shelby Trio. In addition, Shelby holds an instructor position at the Berkeley Young Musician Program, San Francisco State University and the Stanford Jazz Workshop and is the 2006 Fellow in the Resident Dialogues Program of the Committee for Black Performing Arts at Stanford University. As the 1991 winner of the Charles Mingus Scholarship, Shelby’s studies include work under the tutelage of composer James Newton and legendary bassist Charlie Haden. Recent honors include the City Flight Magazine 2005 award as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area”.

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Upcoming Shows

Date Detail Price
May12Sun
Tiffany Austin Septet
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society at the Douglas Beach House
Half Moon Bay, CA 		$45

Discography

Soul Of The Movement: Meditations On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Soul Of The Movement:...

Porto Franco Records
2011

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Soul Of The Movement: Meditations On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Soul Of The Movement:...

Porto Franco Records
2010

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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Noir Records
2008

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Port Chicago

Port Chicago

Noir Records
2006

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The Lights Suite

Noir Records
2002

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