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Jane Boxall - marimba

have marimba, will travel

About Me

Solo marimba album 'Spherical Music' released July 29 2008
$12 including shipping to anywhere in the world
also available from record store Exile On Main Street in downtown Champaign, Illinois
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Percussionist Jane Boxall keeps a busy performance schedule as a solo marimbist and as a rock drummer. Originally from the UK, Jane completed her BA and MA in Music at the University of York (UK), and her Doctorate in Percussion Performance at the University of Illinois (USA). She has performed and toured in the US, UK, Italy, Belgium, France and Ireland. Jane is an active and enthusiastic music educator, working with students from kindergarten to University level. She plays and endorses Coe Percussion.
Awards/recognition:
Swanson Percussion Fellowship (Illinois, 2004-2006)
Young Musicians Fund Scholarship (UK, 2003-2004)
Krannert Center Debut Artist Award - honorable mention (Illinois, 2006)
Drum! magazine review (US, nationwide, 2007)
Selected performances:
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY 2008)
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, IL, 2006-2008)
Carrie Busey Elementary School (Champaign, IL 2008)
Cowan Civic Center Theater (Lebanon, MO 2008)
Boneyard Arts Festival (Champaign, IL, 2007-2008)
Aroma Cafe (Champaign, IL, 2008)
Music Matters - masterclass (Batavia, IL, 2008)
Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL, 2007)
Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Natural World (Devon, UK, 2007)
WEFT 90.1FM live radio sessions (2005-2008)
Manchester University (Manchester, UK, 2005)
Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield, UK, 2005)
St Agnes and St Anne's (London, UK, 2005)
Gaetano Zinetti Chamber Music Festival (Sanguinetto, Italy, 2004)
private weddings and functions
Selected discography:
'Spherical Music' (2008) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Wood Water & Land' EP (2007) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Horsepower' (2006) - Triple Whip (instrumental rock duo)
'Snake Creeps Down' (2005) - Triple Whip (rock trio)
'Brutal Tinkerbell' (2004) - Brutal Tinkerbell (rock trio)
'Get Set' (2004) - The Sea Set (rock with live loops)
'York Millennium Mystery Plays (soundtrack)' (2002)
jane edited her profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 6/26/2006
Band Website: booking: janeboxallmarimba_at_gmail.com
Sounds Like: Reviews:
***precise technique and superb musicianship***
Chicago Tribune
***a diminutive performer who harnesses the sound of the 500-pound marimba like a lion tamer***
www.smilepolitely.com
***killer technique and inspired musicality***
Drum! magazine, US
***She has an ability that captivates even the most skeptical***
www.the217.com
***MARIMBA MAGIC***
USA-based marimba virtuoso Jane Boxall delighted a capacity audience with her music ... Jane performed pieces by many international composers showing off the full tonal range of this beautiful instrument.***
www.ccanw.co.uk
***A quintessentially natural performer. . . Incredible presence. Her body sings with movement and pure joy. She bowled [us] over with her musicality and her extramusical capacity to communicate.***
News-Gazette, Champaign IL
***You haven’t heard the marimba if you haven’t heard Jane play the marimba... she mesmerizes her audiences with her virtuosic talent***
Prairie Breezes, Urbana IL
***Beautiful instrumental invention***
Parasol.com
***the finest performing marimba player in town.***
Seth Fein, Buzz magazine
***the beauty and strength of your playing is beyond measure***
Martin McCrory, composer
***the spectacular drumming of Jane Boxall was as powerful and impressive as ever***
Vision magazine (York), 2001
***one of the most inventive percussionists I’ve witnessed***
leedsmusicscene.co.uk
***An extremely versatile and dynamic rock drummer***
Pat Reid, UK journo
***she moves faster than the eye and is a wily one***
Shipwreck

Record Label: Intermediate Swing
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Marimba album - order online

My solo marimba album 'Spherical Music' is now available for online ordering. A mere $12 including delivery by mail to anywhere in the world. Click the yellow "Buy Now" button on my profile page, or f...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:06:00 PST

’Spherical Music’ in transit

My solo marimba album 'Spherical Music' is baked, printed and packaged, and currently in transit from Virginia. Estimated arrival date (and therefore release date) at Boxall Towers is July 29th. The...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:13:00 PST

the best laid plans

I'm going to walk to the chemist and see if I can find anything to fix my finger, then the plan is to make some minidisc marimba recordings before the Coe gets packed up.
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:45:00 PST

the lost art of eating a secret

For days, I've been craving obsolete confectionery. Couldn't remember the name, but my hungry thoughts have been haunted by memories of a delightful UK snack featuring a kind of chocolate birds' nest ...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:21:00 PST

work break

Tuesday was my last teaching day at Skins-n-Tins in Champaign IL. Since 2006 I reckon I've taught well over two thousand percussion lessons there, to about 100 different students. On the whole, my st...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:53:00 PST

had to cancel gig

sorry to anyone who wanted to see some marimba tonight - I had to cancel due to uncertain marimba-moving weather and a dastardly finger injury. Hardcore, eh? But... my first marimba solo album is com...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:46:00 PST

drum karaoke

yup. That's what I did last night at the get-Bobby-outta-jail benefit show. Seemed like the easiest option (most things are easier than moving a marimba), until I realised I didn't exactly know what ...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:24:00 PST

more mp3 finds

some unexpected online marimbering: lost stig oger dale, stiger og daler both with saxophonist Michael Holmes...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:43:00 PST

marimba mail july 2008

summer is speeding past and it's time for more news...~~~bail bonding~~~July 1st I am playing an unusual gig - solo drumkit plus faux i-pod. This is your first and quite possibly last chance to catch ...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:22:00 PST

’spherical music’ the album

Last night, Mark Rubel and I finished editing 'Spherical Music' the album. It's now ready for production and should be released within the next fortnight. Exciting! The dog seems to be enjoying listen...
Posted by Jane Boxall - marimba on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:46:00 PST