Upcoming Shows/Band Bio/EPK
9/16, 630pm @ The Bitter End
10/21, 630pm @ The Bitter End
12/9, 630pm @ The Bitter End
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 4 standard mandolins, a mandocello and a mandola. The members of the group have collective credits including Bob Dylan, Joan Osborne, Toshi Reagon, Five for Fighting, 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 and 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.
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 covers from Joni Mitchell to Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Costello and Radiohead… all on mandolin!
EPK - here’s a deeper dive into the eclectic and electric players of the Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins:
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
Ann Klein: "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, among others, The MMMs are thrilled to have him
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
Peter Sachon: As a cellist, Peter has traveled far and wide with classical ensembles, Broadway stars and pop groups. He is beyond thrilled to bring his low end expertise on mandocello and octave mandolin to the Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins