Marvin Sewell is an American blues/jazz guitarist from

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Biography

He was born and grew up in

, where he attended the Chicago Musical College at

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. Since 1990, he has been based in

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. Sewell has played with many leading jazz artists, notably

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and Jason Moran. He performed with Cassandra Wilson on two tracks in the 2003 PBS documentary, '' Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey''. He also leads the Marvin Sewell Group. Sewell has been called maybe "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".

Discography

As leader

* ''The Worker's Dance'' (2005)

As sideman

With Regina Carter * ''Southern Comfort'' (2014) * ''Ella: Accentuate the Positive'' (2017) With Jason Moran * '' Same Mother'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) With Christian Sands * ''Be Water'' (2020) * ''Christmas Stories'' (2023) * ''Embracing Dawn'' (2024) With Gary Thomas * '' Exile's Gate'', (1993) * ''Overkill'' (1996) With

* '' Traveling Miles'' (1998) * '' Belly of the Sun'' (2002) * '' Loverly'' (2008) * '' Closer to You: The Pop Side'' (2009) * '' Silver Pony'' (2010) With

* ''

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'' (2010) * ''Grace'' (2017) With others * Alexis Cole, ''Dazzling Blue: The Music of Paul Simon'' (2016) *

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, ''Landmarks'' (2014) *

, ''

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'' (1994) *

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, ''The Evolution of Oneself'' (2015) *

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, ''Wise Children'' (2003) * Yoron Israel, ''Chicago'' (1999) *

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, ''Art Forum'' (1996) *

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, ''With All Your Heart'' (1993) * Dianne Reeves, '' Beautiful Life'' (2014) *

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, ''

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'' (1999)

References

External links

Official web site
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