Jazz Articles about Eddie Marshall

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

by Bill Leikam
March 11, 2012

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

by Josep Pedro
May 26, 2010

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.

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

by Bill Leikam
April 12, 2009

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 ...