Mike Marshall Mike Marshall is now one of the top 4 mandolin players in the world, and an in-demand, influential guitarist. He collaborates regularly with Chris Thile , Bela Fleck , Edgar Meyer , Sam Bush , and Hamilton de Holanda as well with his long-time associate Darol Anger with whom he plays in The Duo, and the chambergrass ensemble Newgrange.
Mike's all around string virtuosity showed early: at age 18 he had won the Florida state fiddle and mandolin championships and taught over 40 students a week in his own studio. Hired to join the David Grisman Quintet after a two hour jam session, Mike supplied brilliant contributions on mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and mandocello for five years and was featured on tours and recordings with Grisman, Stephane Grappelli, Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Darol Anger.
After leaving the DGQ, Mike developed his partnership with Darol Anger which led to several Duo and solo recordings on the Rounder and Windham Hill labels, highlighted by the group Montreux with pianist Barbara Higbie and bassist Michael Manring, which toured extensively through the U.S., Europe, and Japan and helped legitimize the nascent New Acoustic/World Music movement. Mike recently spearheaded a comprehensive project of interpreting and recording much of the Brazilian Choro repertoire with his group Choro Famoso, and is embarking on a new record label, Adventure Music , which will distribute his projects, and much great Brazilian music previously unavailable in the U.S .
When he's not touring, Mike continues to teach at workshops around the country, like the Mandolin Symposium .
