Marbin is a
jazz rock band formed by two musicians from Israel.
History
Markovitch and Rabin met shortly after Markovitch completed his military service as an infantry sergeant and Rabin had graduated from
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
in Boston.
In 2007, Marbin was founded by saxophonist Danny Markovitch and guitarist Dani Rabin in Israel. After moving to Chicago, they released their first album in 2009. They were asked to join a band led by
Paul Wertico, a drummer from Chicago who had been a member of the
Pat Metheny Group. Paul introduced Marbin to bassist
Steve Rodby
Steve Rodby (born December 9, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American jazz bassist and producer known for his time with the Pat Metheny Group.
Biography
Rodby was born in Joliet, Illinois, into a musical family. His father was a music teacher ...
, who had also been a member of the Pat Metheny Group, and together they recorded ''Breaking the Cycle'' (Moonjune, 2011). Wertico and Rodby appeared as guests on Marbin's next album, ''Last Chapter of Dreaming'' (Moonjune, 2013), which was recorded by Markovitch, Rabin, Jae Gentile, and Justyn Lawrence. The same members released a live album, ''The Third Set'' (Moonjune, 2014), but the membership changed for ''Aggressive Hippies'' (Moonjune, 2014), with Markovitch and Rabin joined by Greg Essig and John Lauler.
The band's current line up consists of bassist Jon Nadel and drummer Everette A. Benton, Jr. Marbin released two albums with its prior line up that included drummer Blake Jiracek: Goatman and the House of the Dead (2016) and Israeli Jazz (2018). A new album with the current lineup, Strong Thing, was released on December 1, 2019.
Performing
In addition to their regular schedule playing in top venues and festivals in the U.S., (
The Jazz Showcase,
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days (started 2002) is an annual celebration held in the town of Nederland, Colorado, to loosely celebrate the cryopreservation of Bredo Morstoel.
History
In 1989, a Norwegian citizen named Trygve Bauge brought the corpse of his ...
, Magic Bag, Gilly's,
Andy's Jazz Club
Andy's Jazz Club, located several blocks north of the Chicago Loop, was founded as "Andy's 11 E. Lounge" in 1951 by Andy Rizzuto. A group of investors bought the property in 1975, changing its name to "Andy's". The club is one of the city's most p ...
,
Green Mill,
Chicago Jazz Festival),
in September 2011, Marbin toured with fusion super group
Scott Henderson,
Mike Clark, and
Jeff Berlin on the east coast and the midwest. In March 2012, Marbin toured with
Allan Holdsworth's trio that included
Jimmy Haslip of the
Yellowjackets and drummer
Virgil Donati. In 2013 Marbin played with
Wayne Krantz,
Tim Lefebvre, and
Nate Wood.
Discography
* ''Marbin'' (self-released, 2009)
* ''Breaking the Cycle'' (
Moonjune, 2011)
* ''Last Chapter of Dreaming'' (Moonjune, 2013)
* ''The Third Set'' (Moonjune, 2014)
* ''Aggressive Hippies'' (self-released, 2015)
* ''Goatman and the House of the Dead'' (self-released, 2016)
* ''Israeli Jazz'' (self-released, 2018)
* ''Strong Thing'' (self-released, December 1, 2019)
* ''Shreddin at Sweetwater (Live)'' (self-released, February 5, 2021)
* ''Fernweh'' (self-released, July 2, 2021)
See also
*
Music of Israel
References
External links
Marbin's Official Website
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American jazz ensembles
Musical groups from Chicago
Progressive rock musical groups from Illinois
Jazz musicians from Illinois