Biography
Described as “innovative and highly inventive” by the LA Weekly, Robby Marshall is a saxophonist, woodwind artist, composer and bandleader from the San Francisco bay area.
Marshall has toured alongside Cassandra Wilson, Trombone Shorty, Michael Bublé, Brenna Whitaker, John Daversa, and has also appeared on stage and/or recorded with Carlos Santana, Hugh Laurie, Tigran Hamasyan, Dave Douglas, David Foster, Harry Belafonte, Dr. John, Tom Jones, Louis Cole, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Jessica Fichot and many others. He has played at venues such as Madison Square Garden and Royal Albert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, and numerous jazz festivals including Montreux, North Sea, Newport, SFJazz, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Marshall studied in Los Angeles at the USC Thornton School of Music. Upon graduation he soon rose to prominence on the L.A. jazz scene, becoming a top-call session and touring musician. He was soon creating an array of projects that explored his diverse musical interests — jazz and blues, gypsy and oriental folk traditions, Brazilian music, as well as modern electronic and popular music. His first album “Living Electric” released in 2007 was an electrified dive into modern styles capturing the energy of an emerging art scene in Downtown LA, where Marshall regularly experimented his new music. His subsequent albums followed alongside his travels and exploration of folk music, with the powerful 10-piece orchestra “Rootsystem” and then a smaller group that cut their teeth on the road, “Shoestring Trio”.
Following several European tours with various groups, he moved to Paris in 2015. Upon installing he began the Robby Marshall Quartet. As his previous projects explored unusual instrumentations and textures, this group assumes a more classic jazz formation, and Marshall's voice as an improviser and songwriter are in the forefront.
The Robby Marshall Quartet released "Little Victories" in 2019 on the French label Vita Productions, featuring primarily his own compositions along with those of his band members. The group’s music has been featured in the first episode of the Netflix series, The Eddy, and they have toured in several Festivals and continue to play throughout Europe.
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