About

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 and director of the small jazz ensemble;The High Street Music Co. in Pottstown, Pa., where he is the drum set instructor and the director of the percussion ensemble and adjunct professor at Ursinus College (Collegeville, Pa.) where he is the 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.