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Brian Marsella

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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

Live in Philadelphia

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.

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Article: Interview

Beyond Genre: Brian Marsella’s Expanding Musical Universe

Read "Beyond Genre: Brian Marsella’s Expanding Musical Universe" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

Brian Marsella Trio at International Jazz Day Celebration, Macedonia

Read "Brian Marsella Trio at International Jazz Day Celebration, Macedonia" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


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 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

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

Read "Marie Krüttli, Misha Mullov-Abbado, John Zorn, Cecilie Strange & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


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

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.

Article: Live Review

John Zorn@70 a Modena, Reggio Emilia e Bologna

Read "John Zorn@70 a Modena, Reggio Emilia e Bologna" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


John Zorn Teatro Storchi e Teatro Valli John Zorn @70 Modena e Reggio Emilia 30-31.10.2023 Nella ricorrenza del suo settantesimo compleanno (coincidente quest'anno con l'anniversario di mezzo secolo di carriera professionale, iniziata con le prime incisioni nel 1973), e analogamente a quanto fatto in precedenza per i suoi 50 ...

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Article: Live Review

John Zorn at 70 at Great American Music Hall

Read "John Zorn at 70 at Great American Music Hall" reviewed by Roy Strassman


Zorn at 70 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA August 30-September 3, 2023 Day One, August 30, 2023 “Breaking Ground" with John Medeski and Dave Lombardo Last night, the intergalactic Starship John Zorn descended from New York into San Francisco for a five- night residency at San Francisco's ...

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Article: Live Review

Brian Marsella / Sae Hashimoto and Miguel Zenon / Matt Mitchell / Miles Okazaki at Miller Theatre

Read "Brian Marsella / Sae Hashimoto and Miguel Zenon / Matt Mitchell / Miles Okazaki at Miller Theatre" reviewed by Paul Reynolds


Brian Marsella / Sae Hashimoto and Miguel Zenon / Matt Mitchell / Miles Okazaki Miller Theatre New York, NY June 9 and June 27, 2023 Underappreciated--perhaps because it's on the Columbia University campus in New York's upper Upper West Side--Miller Theater's innovative music programming favors contemporary classical music with a ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2023

Read "Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2023" reviewed by Mike Chamberlain


Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada May 18-21, 2023 This year's 39th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Victoriaville (FIMAV) was characterized by a new performance space, a good number of noteworthy performances, and trepidation about the future of the festival following artistic director Michel ...


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