Shea Marshall (born August 31, 1984, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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) is an American
multi-instrumentalist
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Also known as doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and more efficient employment of musicians, where a ...
and
session musician
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whose primary instruments are
saxophone
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and
Hammond B-3
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.
Early life
Marshall was born in
McMurray, Pennsylvania
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, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was first introduced to the organ by his grandmother at the age of 5 and studied
Violin
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from the age of 6. Marshall started playing
Guitar
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at the age of 10 and soon began sitting in at jam sessions in and around Pittsburgh on guitar and, shortly thereafter, sax. Marshall graduated from
Peters Township High School
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.
He started college at the age of 16 at
Arizona State University
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and studied
electrical engineering. While a student there, he also studied piano, harmony, and improvisation with
Chuck Marohnic.
Career
Marshall has been based in
Phoenix, Arizona
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, since 2001 and composes, records, and performs in many styles of music. Marshall has worked as a
session musician
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with
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Johnny DeFrancesco
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. Marshall recorded the organ parts on
Jody Gnant
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Life and career
Born in Hartland, W ...
's album "Pivot," a part of
Kyle MacDonald's One Red Paperclip project.
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Discography
*"Alive" Super Bowl ad for WealthSimple (2021) – Piano, Sax, Clarinet, Upright Bass
*Bob Corritore "Spider in my Stew" (2021) – Piano, Tenor Sax
*Brian Chartrand "Home At Last Vol. 1" (2020) – Tenor Sax
*Mark Zubia – Zubia (2021)
*Sugar Thieves "Anytown USA" "Dreamin'" and "Driftin' Away" (2020) – Harmonica, Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Vocals
*Jeff Tuohy "Sea of Galilee" – Harmonica, Accordion
*Kim Weston "Can We Do Again?" (2020) – Piano, composition
*Jim Bachmann "Arizona Burrito" (2019) – Accordion, Piano, Hammond B3, Sax
*House of Stairs "House of Stairs" (2018) – Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet, Button Accordion
*Ingrid Hagelberg – "Les Origines de l'amour" (2017) – Clarinet, Accordion
*Captain Squeegee "Harmony Cure" (2017) – Baritone Sax
*Ben Anderson "Lukewarm" (2017) – Baritone Sax
*Blaine Long "Can't Change the Sun" (2015) – Piano, B3, Bass Clarinet
*Sugar Thieves "Sugar in the Raw" (2015) – Piano, B3, Wurlitzer, Sax, Harmonica, Upright Bass
*Pat Roberts & The Haymakers "Devil" – Piano (2014)
*Shorty Kreutz "Full Custom Boogie" – Piano, B3, sax (2014)
*Jay Tighe "Driven" – B3 (2014)
*Voodoo Swing "Fast Cars, Guitars, Tattoos and Scars" – Tenor Sax, Bass Sax, Piano – Electric Lotus (2012)
*Glenn Beck Presents "Believe Again" – Piano, B3 (2013)
*Rhythm Dragons – February 23rd 1959 EP - Piano, B3, sax (2012)
*Sugar Thieves "Plywood Palace" (2012) – Piano, Rhodes, B3, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Bouchedasse, Accordion, Bass Clarinet
*Village Blasting Club (Firebrass brass band) – Tenor Sax
*Kindread – Tenor Sax, Flute
*Cecile Hortensia "Papillons" – Saxes, Bass Clarinet, Accordion, Piano, Organ, Violin, Viola, Upright Bass – Electric Lotus (2012)
*Voodoo Swing "Europe Summer Tour 2012" – Piano, Organ, Tenor Sax – (European Release 2012)
*Graham Moseley – Piano, Organ, Rhodes (TBR)
*Bad Cactus Brass Band – Tenor Sax – (TBR)
*G Brothers "Step Up" – Piano, B3 (2012)
*Joe DiPadova & Shea Marshall "Root" – Keyboards, Sax – Gotsoul Recordings (2012)
*Sugar Thieves "How the Sugar Thieves Stole Christmas!" – Piano, Accordion, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Arrangement (2011)
*Justin Olson "Amber Waves" – Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Baritone Sax, Violin, Chromatic Harmonica, Penny Whistle – Electric Lotus (2013)
*Voodoo Swing – Fast Cars, Guitars, Tattoos & Scars - keyboards, sax (2012)
*Jen Vargas "All These Fires" – Piano, B3 – Electric Lotus (2012)
*Sugar Thieves "The Sugar Thieves" – Saxophones, Piano, B3, Clarinet, Chromatic Harmonica, Composition – (2011)
*"Of Blood and Gin (Soundtrack)" – Flute, Bass Clarinet – Short Film produced by Friar's Lantern Entertainment (2010)
*Oliver Night "Piece of Ground" – Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Toy Piano, Chromatic Harmonica – (2010)
*Joe DiPadova & Shea Marshall feat Chris 'Sirraf' Farris "I Love It" – Keyboards – Seasons Limited (2010)
*Joe DiPadova "Consciousness" – Keyboards, Composition – Deeper Shades Recordings (2010)
*Paris James & The Common Revolution (self-titled) – Tenor Sax, Organ – Electric Lotus (2009)
*Sugar Thieves "Live at Sail Inn" – Saxophones, Keyboards, Composition – (2009)
*Austin Head (Untitled EP) – Baritone Saxophone – (2008)
*Jojoflores & Joe Dipadova “Yes Smoke” – Keyboards – Deeper Shades Recordings (2008)
*Mikel Lander & Meridith Moore “The Soulo Sessions” – Tenor Sax, Vocals - (2008)
*Daughters of Fission "M.O.T.H." – Tenor Sax – (2008)
*The Energy Trio “Live at Tempest” – B3, Synthesizer - (2007)
*Jody Gnant “Pivot” – B3 – Bogeso (2007)
*Attack of the Giant Squid “Ver” – Keyboards, Saxophones, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Composition – (2007)
*Drunken Immortals "Hot Concrete" – Saxes (2006)
*Interstate “Seventh Avenue at Midnight” – Saxophone - LytninBoy (2004)
*Soaking Fused “Traversal” – Saxophones, Flute – Ferocious Donkey (2003)
*The Irritating Stick “Pickin’ Up the Pace” – Organ - (2000)
References
External links
Official Website
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1984 births
Living people
American multi-instrumentalists
Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona