Oren Marshall

Oren took up the tuba at the age of fourteen after several years of studying the oboe and recorder. By the time he was twenty he had played with every major orchestra in London as well as with the Bolshoi Soloists, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Ballet.

During the 80’s Oren played regularly with Loose Tubes, London Brass, the Jazz Warriors, Microgroove and Mervyn Africa.

Oren has also travelled extensively, especially in Africa, collaborating with the Pan African Orchestra, the Ghana Dance Ensemble, Kakatsitsi, Rasha, Abdelkadur Saadoun as well as with Chandru from India and Afro-shock from Italy.

In March 2001, Oren was part of Chris Batchelor and Steve Buckley’s quintet ‘Big Air’ along with drummer Jim Black and pianist Myra Melford and has collaborated with such free improv alumni as Derek Bailey, Steve Noble and Keith Tippet as well as Paul Dunmall, Davey Williams, Dave Wickens, Franz Hautzinger, Mark Sanders, Paul Rutherford and Adam Brett. Oren has been twice nominated for a BBC innovation in Jazz award (2002, 2003) as well as being asked to take part in ‘unlikely duets’ with Steve Buckly.

Discography

Introduction to the Story of Spedy Sponda / Part One: In a Silent Room (Slowfoot) - Oren Marshall
Time Spent at Traffic Lights (Slowfoot) - Oren Marshall and the Charming Transport Band