Band Bio/EPK
The Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins is a brand new super group of New York City mandolin musicians coming together for an eclectic, super fun night of crowd pleasing hits, solely on mandolins. This “Band O Mandos” is comprised of three standard mandolins, a mandocello and a mandola. The members of the group have collective credits including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Joan Osborne, Toshi Reagon, Lucinda Williams, PM Dawn, the Ambitious Lovers, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, New World Symphony, The American Symphony Orchestra, the New York City Ballet and numerous Broadway shows such as the Lion King, Almost Famous and Head Over Heels. They have performed on stages from CBGBs and the Bitter End to Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, and The Newport Folk Festival. Many of the members have also composed music for film and television as well and have toured worldwide as featured artists.
They have come together in their mutual love of stellar popular music and mutual respect for one another. Their presentation is warm and engaging and the concerts are fun-filled with virtuosic playing, great vocals and a set list that includes well known tv themes and covers from Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan… all on mandolin!
EPK - here’s a deeper dive into the eclectic and electric players of the Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins:
Ann Klein: Ann has played with Joan Osborne, Kate Pierson of the B52s, Toshi Reagon, etc. As a featured artist, she has toured Europe playing her own original songs. Broadway credits include Almost Famous, Head Over Heels, Waitress, Kinky Boots and more. "Somebody call the Bonnaroo bookers: This gal's as steamy as a hot July afternoon." -Fred Mills, HARP
David Mansfield: David’s credits speak for themselves (https://www.david-mansfield.com/about), and as someone who toured with Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr, among others, The MMMs are thrilled to have him.
Liz Queler: She is a flawlless singer in the company of top of the line musicians and the result is a CD of understated fluid elegance.”
— Meg Griffin - Sirius Satellite Radio
Joseph Brent: Called, “one of the truly exceptional musicians of his generation,” a mandolinist about whom it has been said, “there has never been a mandolinist with greater technical skills,” and a composer whose music, “touches and communicates the essence of what it means to be an alive, feeling human being,” Joe Brent has forged a career as both instrumentalist and composer with unparalleled fluency across multiple genres.
Rick Snell: Rick is the founder of Mona’s Bluegrass Sessions - "The center of the scene for bluegrass, old-time string music, and old-school country in NYC" --thebluegrasssituation.com
John Benthal: As his “day job”, John is the guitarist at Lion King NYC. He has worked with Paul Simon in Capeman on Broadway and on a later production at the Delacorte NYC. He is a highly sought after studio musician: recent soundtracks include Spielberg’s West Side Story, In the Heights, Vivo (animated) as a featured guitarist on Latin instruments, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He has toured withIdina Menzel and plays with the NY Philharmonic.
CONTACT: ANN KLEIN: annericaklein@gmail.com