Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall started playing drums at the age of five and started studying formerly
soon after. Throughout grade school, Junior High School and High School, Larry
continued lessons and was the leader of many bands. During these years, he also had
several articles written about him in local newspapers due to his successes in school.
In 1983, he went on to study at West Chester University and started his recording and
touring career as well. After a sold-out tour to Japan, Larry relocated, where he made
Osaka home base for six (6) years. While in Japan, high end drum company, Sakae
(Sahkah-ee), approached and signed him as a Sakae Drum Artist. He spent six years
as the Jazz Drum instructor at the Azul Jazz Academy; and during that time, Kansai Music
Conference awarded Larry with the Jazz Musician of the year award (2012). Now back
in the U.S., Larry continues to enjoy teaching as an adjunct professor at Lebanon Valley
College, where he is the drum set instructor, director of the small jazz ensemble and co-
teacher for the graduate program Beginning Methods and Pedagogy for Drums (Modern
Band); The High Street Music Co. in Pottstown, Pa., where he is the drum set instructor
and the director of the percussion ensemble; Adjunct Faculty at The Hill School,(
Pottstown, Pa.), where he is the director of the percussion ensemble and drum set
instructor.

Larry still tours occasionally and is a sought-after recording artist for a wide range of
genres. He has toured with artists such as, Othello Molineaux, Randy Brecker, Kevin
Mahogany and many others. In addition, he also continues to conduct clinics and
master classes in the U.S. and abroad.