Evan J. Marshall, Mr. Solo Mandolin
San Gabriel, California, United States | INDIE
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"The most spectacular moment was when mandolinist Evan Marshall played the final section of the William Tell Overture... somehow getting all the music you would expect to hear if an orchestra were playing this piece out of eight strings stretched across an instrument the size of a racquetball paddle." - - Tulsa World - Tulsa World
"An amazing tour de force... sounding like at least three players, and earning a midshow standing ovation."
- - Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids Press
"An amazing tour de force... sounding like at least three players, and earning a midshow standing ovation."
- - Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids Press
"Evan Marshall delivered the brilliant solo rendition of the William Tell Overture." - - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"He sounded at times like the Boston Pops, maybe even the Boston Symphony!" - - Providence Journal - Providence Journal
"In color and texture... a stunning mastery of interpretation." - - St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul Pioneer Press
"In color and texture... a stunning mastery of interpretation." - - St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul Pioneer Press
"I have never [before] heard a mandolin produce such rich, multi-dimensional sounds." - - San Antonio Express News - San Antonio Express News
Discography
Mandolin Magic, Rounder CD 0273, 1990
Evan Marshall Is the Lone Arranger, Rounder CD 0338, 1995
Billy Tell & Vanilla Schubert, Mandolin Conservatory CD 1001, 2005
Mr. Solo Mandolin, Mandolin Conservatory CD 1002, 2008
A Mandolin for Christmas, Mandolin Conservatory CD 1003, 2008
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Bio
Evan J. Marshall is a virtuoso mandolinist and entertainer, regarded by many as the world's premier solo performer in "Duo-Style." By himself, he sounds like several of the world’s finest mandolinists performing together. His stylistic signature is Classical, with strong influences from the Italian and American Folk traditions. Country guitar legend Chet Atkins called Evan “One of the few great musicians of our time.”
Inspired by Atkins and violinist Jascha Heifetz, Evan has created a uniquely recognizable approach to solo mandolin performance that combines bass lines, chords, rhapsodic runs and tremolo melodies. He started Classical violin studies at age seven, and added the mandolin at age 14.
In addition to solo performances throughout the country, Evan has been a Featured Guest Artist in Pops concerts with a number of Symphony Orchestras, including Houston, Phoenix, Long Beach, Grand Rapids, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.
Two of his solo mandolin recordings have been released by Rounder Records: Evan Marshall Is the Lone Arranger, which the Washington Post labeled "Truly dazzling," the Raleigh-Durham Independent called "Superhuman," and the Fresno Bee called "Mind-boggling"; and Mandolin Magic, which the St. Paul Pioneer Press applauded for "A stunning mastery of interpretation." Evan also has recorded three solo CDs for his own label, Mandolin Conservatory.
In 1995, Evan gave his New York debut at Merkin Hall. Later that year, he made his first appearance on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Between 1993 and 2005 Evan was a Featured Soloist at Disneyland, performing his signature William Tell Overture: Finale for about two million visitors to the famous Golden Horseshoe Theater during the course of 10,000 shows. He has performed and given seminars and workshops at numerous regional and international conferences for mandolinists, who hold Evan in particularly high regard; Don Stiernberg has referred to Evan as “The Michael Jordan of the mandolin.”
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