Shea Marshall
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August 31, 1984
Blues
House music
Shea Marshall | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Shea Robert Marshall August 31, 1984 |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Genres | Jazz Blues House music |
| Occupation | Session musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone and Hammond B-3 |
Shea Marshall (born August 31, 1984, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist and session musician whose primary instruments are saxophone and Hammond B-3.
Marshall was born in McMurray, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was first introduced to the organ by his grandmother at the age of 5 and studied Violin from the age of 6. Marshall started playing Guitar 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.
He started college at the age of 16 at Arizona State University and studied electrical engineering. While a student there, he also studied piano, harmony, and improvisation with Chuck Marohnic.
Career
Marshall had lived in Phoenix, Arizona since 2001 and composes, records, and performs in many styles of music. Marshall has toured internationally and worked as a session musician/sideman with Ludacris, Nas, Obadiah Parker, Dennis Rowland, Maceo Parker, Bernard Purdie,[1] Dick Wagner, Human Nature, Jason DeVore, Black Carl, Julito Padrón, Joe Gallivan, Cait Brennan, Danny Torgersen, Lisa Foiles, Blaine Long, Luisito Carrión, Blake Lewis, Juini Booth, Gunhild Carling, Walt Richardson, Carolina Cerisola, Mickey McGee, T. R. Hummer,[2] Leroy Jenkins, Johnny DeFrancesco, Kris Hill, Papa John DeFrancesco, the Sugar Thieves, the Lymbyc Systym, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Duke Jethro, David Hernandez, Joe Morris, The New Standards, Mega Ran, Michael Henderson, Alexander O'Neal, Haley Reinhart, Wayne Newton, and Rakim.[3]
Marshall recorded the organ parts on Jody Gnant's album "Pivot," a part of Kyle MacDonald's One Red Paperclip project.[4]
Marshall is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and is resident pianist for the MGM Mansion, a private gaming salon for players with at least $500,000 to spend.[5]
