Mike Marshall (born Michael James Marshall, July 17, 1957, in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is a mandolinist who has collaborated with David Grisman and Darol Anger.
He grew up in Lakeland, Florida. When he was 18, he won Florida statewide contests on fiddle and mandolin. He considers his discovery of David Grisman's music a significant event in his life, admiring how Grisman fused jazz and Latin styles into his own form of bluegrass. After moving to California, Marshall collaborated with Grisman on film music and joined his quintet. He was a member of the David Grisman Quintet from 1985 to 1990, touring with Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Tony Rice, Mark O'Connor, Stéphane Grappelli, and Darol Anger.
Marshall and Anger collaborated often during their careers. They founded Montreux, with Barbara Higbie and Michael Manring, and the supergroup Psychograss, with Tony Trischka and Todd Phillips. Like Grisman, both groups played an eclectic style of music that combined classical, folk, jazz, and bluegrass. Marshall has performed Brazilian music with the band Choro Famoso and on his second solo album, Brazil: Duets. He released his debut solo album, Gator Strut, in 1989.
Marshall is a virtuoso on the mandolin. He plays a 1924 Gibson F-5 mandolin signed by Lloyd Loar. He helped start the Modern Mandolin Quartet. He collaborated with mandolinist Chris Thile on Into the auldron in 2003. His wife, Caterina Lichtenberg, is a German classical mandolinist. He and Lichtenberg teach online mandolin lessons through ArtistWorks.
Discography Year Album Chart positions Label US Bluegrass US Country 1985 Chiaroscuro Windham Hill 1987 Gator Strut Rounder 1996 Brasil: Duets Rhino 1998 Midnight Clear Acorn 2001 Wine Country Menus and Music 2002 At Home and on the Range Compass 2003 Into the Cauldron (with Chris Thile) 6 71 Sugar Hill Serenata Adventure 2004 Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso 2005 Brazil Duets 2006 Live: Duets (with Chris Thile) 6 Sugar Hill New Words (Novas Palavras) Adventure 2007 Mike Marshall and Darol Anger with Vasen 2009 Mike Marshall, Alex Hargreaves and Paul Kowert as Big Trio 2010 Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall2013 Mike Marshall & the Turtle Island Quartet2014 Segunda Vez with Choro Famoso2015J.S. Bach with Caterina Lichtenberg2018Third Journey with Caterina Lichtenberg
References
External links
Online Mandolin School with Mike Marshall r