George Marsh Percussionist

George Marsh

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Welcome to my website. I have put many new sound clips on this,
the home page, and on the CDs and Performances pages.
There is also a new video clip on the bottom of this page,
and two new clips on the Performances page.

I hope you enjoy the journey.

The David Grisman Quintet has a new CD
Dawg's Groove...
click here for more information.

Check and see if we are playing in your area:
DGQ Tour Information

To hear the composition Meditation for 9/11 which was performed
March 11, 2002 by the Sonoma State University jazz faculty click here.

Deep Listening and
Meditation
one and the same.

To hear Meditation with Log Drums and Gongs performed by
Jennifer Wilsey and George Marsh click here.

For those who have requested information about my book
Inner Drumming you can check out a page from chapter 5 by clicking here

A Little History...

Picture of George Marsh

At fifteen George Marsh became a professional drummer in Belleville, Illinois. His early experiences included work with Sam Andria, Jimmy Williams, and Barbara Streisand (before she became a super star). He studied percussion with Tom Siwe and Jack McKenzie at Champagne-Urbana, and later played with the Lyric Opera, The Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players and many great Chicago jazz musicians. Since 1968, he has lived in the San Francisco area where he has performed and recorded with musicians such as: David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, John Abercrombie, Mose Allison, Joe Henderson, Harold Land, Denny Zeitlin, Terry Riley, William Allaudin Mathieu, Pauline Oliveros, Kronos Quartet, Mel Martin, etc. If you were around in 1970, perhaps you caught him with Chuck Berry, Loading Zone or The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood at the Fillmore West and East.

Composer, Instructor, Author...

George has written percussion music for such films as Never Cry Wolf and The Black Stallion. He premiered a suite of his pieces for chamber ensemble in the fall of 2002 at the Lincoln Center in New York which featured Rich Fudoli (reeds), David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics), and Mel Graves, bass. And he also performed on this same concert with TimelessPulse featuring Pauline Oliveros (just intonation accordion), Thomas Buckner (vocals), Jennifer Wilsey (percussion), and David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics). He is currently playing and composing for the David Grisman Quintet and TimelessPulse. He is currently touring with the David Grisman Quintet.

George has taught drumming and rhythm theory at the University of California at Santa Cruz since 1982 and also teaches at Sonoma State University and at his private studio in Santa Rosa California. Inner Drumming is Marsh's first drum instruction book, a highly praised and unique manual for drummers. Keep a lookout for George's new version of Inner Drumming using color throughout to enhance the learning process. He is also creating Polyrhythmic Metronome CD's for the study of cross rhythms and polyrhythmic improvisation... These will be available sometime in 2006-7.

Listen: Drum Solo from Concert
pictured above

David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics),
Mel Graves (bass), Rich Fudoli (woodwinds), and
George Marsh at Sonoma State University

Father...

baby with drum sticks

Emily Marsh gets her first drum lesson.
Photo by Josephine Zeitlin

Emily at Dad's house. Listen to Emily's drumming!

Peace by Lucy Marsh

To hear Prayer for Lucy performed by George using two African
log drums, one 36" chau gong, and eight suspended Zildjian cymbals click here.
This performance took place on 10/28/98 at UC Santa Cruz one week after Lucy's passing.

To see and hear Waltz for Lucy performed by
Randy Vincent, Julian Lage, and myself
please click on the picture below.
(Warning, this is a large file: 16 MB)

George Marsh uses
D.W. pedals and drums,
Zildjian cymbals and gongs,
Aquarian drum heads,
Vic Firth sticks, mallets, and brushes.

To hear George's interview on the
Vic Firth website click here.

E-mail: marshdrummusic@sbcglobal.net

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George has written percussion music for such films as Never Cry Wolf and The Black Stallion. He premiered a suite of his pieces for chamber ensemble in the fall of 2002 at the Lincoln Center in New York which featured Rich Fudoli (reeds), David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics), and Mel Graves, bass. And he also performed on this same concert with TimelessPulse featuring Pauline Oliveros (just intonation accordion), Thomas Buckner (vocals), Jennifer Wilsey (percussion), and David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics). He is currently playing and composing for the David Grisman Quintet and TimelessPulse. He is currently touring with the David Grisman Quintet. George has taught drumming and rhythm theory at the University of California at Santa Cruz since 1982 and also teaches at Sonoma State University and at his private studio in Santa Rosa California. Inner Drumming is Marsh's first drum instruction book, a highly praised and unique manual for drummers. Keep a lookout for George's new version of Inner Drumming using color throughout to enhance the learning process. He is also creating Polyrhythmic Metronome CD's for the study of cross rhythms and polyrhythmic improvisation... These will be available sometime in 2006-7.
Listen: Drum Solo from Concert pictured above	David Wessel (interactive electroacoustics), Mel Graves (bass), Rich Fudoli (woodwinds), and George Marsh at Sonoma State University
Father...

Emily Marsh gets her first drum lesson. Photo by Josephine Zeitlin	Emily at Dad's house. Listen to Emily's drumming!