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Brian Marsella is a pianist, composer, bandleader and educator living in New Jersey. A Philadelphia native, Marsella moved to New York in 1998 and has been touring and recording consistently since. Currently Marsella has released 19 albums as a leader or co- leader. His projects include the large ensembles iMAGiNARiUM and Gatos do Sul, the jazz quintet The Flail, the psychedelic surf-rock trio The Modulators, Archipelago X (with Ikue Mori and Sae Hashimoto) as well as two acoustic piano trios (one featuring Kenny Wollesen and Trevor Dunn and the other with Christian McBride and Anwar Marshall.) OUTSPOKEN: The Music of Hasaan Ibn Ali (McBride, Marshall) was chosen as a Best Album of 2018 by The New York City Jazz Record. Gatos do Sul was chosen as a best album of 2020 by Downbeat. Brian can also be heard on over 50 other albums including 25 on John Zorn's TZADIK label (10 as a leader).

Album

Blinding

By Eyal Maoz

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blinding; TV; Go; Trucks; June 28; Bleak City; Bonna Bonna; Loose; Hinne

Album

Songs of Desire

By Basya Schechter

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2026
Track listing: Asleep; Domeh; Yonati; Better; De Noche; Lebanon; Kumi Lach; Oori Oori; Sameach; Brach Dodi; Shepherd; Sheyne.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Meg Okura, Ben Wendel, Brian Marsella, Sae Hashimoto, Dominique Fils-Aimé, PDuRN

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 4, 2026

An episode showcasing musicians who meet the listener in a place of honesty, where they can explore creativity in complete freedom.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dominique Fils-Aimé “Life Remains" My World Is the Sun (Ensoul) 0:16 Host talks 5:08 Meg Okura & The ...

Article: Live Review

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble at The Jazz Gallery

by Max Kutner
March 5, 2026

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble The Jazz Gallery New York, NY February 19, 2026 Freewheeling, versatile, and razor sharp, Meg Okura brought her Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble to The Jazz Gallery on Thursday, February 19th in support of both the group's newly released fifth album Isaiah and the 20th anniversary of ...

Album

Live in Philadelphia

By Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons

Label: Otherly Love Records/Ars Nova
Released: 2025
Track listing: Seductive Fantasy; Back to You; We'll Wait For You/Hit That Jive, Jack; The Last Transmission; Stay Lifted; On Solar Planes; Space Ghost; The Hills; Square The Circle; In The Silence Of The Infinite; Cosmic Dreamers, Ode to Elegua; The Unknown; Warn Them; Slip Stream; Tachyons Flux From The Cosmic Blueprints; Rindima.

Article: Interview

Beyond Genre: Brian Marsella’s Expanding Musical Universe

by Nenad Georgievski
May 14, 2025

Brian Marsella is a pianist and composer whose work defies easy categorization. Whether leading his genre-blurring trio with bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Kenny Wollesen , or collaborating with avant-garde luminary John Zorn, Marsella brings a rare blend of technical brilliance and emotional depth to every performance. Born in Philadelphia and based in New York since ...

Article: Live Review

Brian Marsella Trio at International Jazz Day Celebration, Macedonia

by Nenad Georgievski
May 2, 2025

Brian Marsella Macedonian National TheaterInternational Jazz DaySkopje, Macedonia April 30, 2025 On a quiet spring evening in Skopje, the Brian Marsella Trio took the stage at the International Jazz Day Celebration and unfolded a concert that was anything but quiet. It was a performance rich with storytelling, abstract soundscapes and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Marie Krüttli, Misha Mullov-Abbado, John Zorn, Cecilie Strange & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 15, 2025

From our studio in Bushwick, NY, here is--for the 321st time--Mondo Jazz bringing you delightful recent and upcoming releases!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Butcher Brown “Dinorah Dinorah" Letters from the Atlantic (Concord) 0:16 Host talks 4:51 Rachel Eckroth, John Hadfield “The Gospel Of" ...

Album

Medietas

By Brian Marsella

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2024
Track listing: Time Floats Away; Time Travelers Overture; Astral Atrocities Exorcised, Plum Sauce, and ... Oh No!; The Hardest Truth; 1; Rise Up; Neighborhood Stroll.