LPWire: Evan Marshall (Billy Mandolin) and Rick Dunham in Concert of "String Swing"

Evan Marshall (Billy Mandolin) and Rick Dunham in Concert of "String Swing"

Attention fans of Billy and the Hillbillies, Evan Marshall, and great string music!

Lemar Productions proudly presents world-renowned mandolin virtuoso Evan Marshall in concert with Rick Dunham, featured Banjoist and Guitarist of Disney's California Adventure, Saturday, June 21 at "The Soul of Music", 236 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA.

Also appearing with Evan and Rick will be Ellery Marshall on drums, who has performed this year with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center and as a featured performer at the Hollywood Bowl's Playboy Jazz Festival, and John Marshall (Billy Bass) on string bass.

Showtime is 8:15 P. M.; doors open at 7:45. Admission is $15; complimentary desserts, coffee, and soft drinks will be available before showtime and during intermission.

The program will showcase the "String Swing" music of Jazz greats Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, whose legendary recordings from the 1930s and 40s still have a profound influence on Jazz and string music today. The evening's festivities will also include classic Bluegrass songs, some of Evan's original compositions for solo mandolin in his inimitable style, and other selections from Evan's two highly acclaimed solo CDs for Rounder Records, "Evan Marshall Is the Lone Arranger" and "Mandolin Magic".

Please buy tickets or make reservations in advance by calling Lelia at (626) 289-4040 or e-mailing her at [email protected] ; seating is very limited.

From the I-10 freeway, take the Atlantic Blvd. exit, go north (Alhambra-bound) on Atlantic, and turn right onto Main Street. "The Soul of Music" is in the old Pedrini Music building, between 2nd and 3rd on the south side of Main Street; free parking is available on the street or in the lot behind the building accessible by turning right on 2nd or 3rd. See you there!

--Posted June 18, 2003
Source: Lemar Productions