The Cedar Presents
An Evening with MIKE MARSHALL and ALESSANDRO PENEZZI
Thursday, April 2, 2026 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Seated
$28 Advance, $33 Day of Show
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Three-time Grammy Nominee Mike Marshall is one of the most accomplished and versatile mandolinists in the world today, as well as a master of the mandocello, guitar, and violin. A multi-faceted composer and arranger and one of Brazil’s premier 7-string guitarists today, Alessandro Penezzi is a virtuoso on tenor guitar, cavaquinho, mandolin, and flute. Two incredible talents together for one special night.
Mike Marshall
Three-time Grammy Nominee Mike Marshall is one of most accomplished and versatile mandolinists in the world today as well as a master of the mandocello, guitar and violin. Marshall cut his teeth on traditional American music in Florida and at the age of 19 joined the David Grisman Quintet which included jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Tony Rice, Darol Anger, Todd Phillips and Mark O’Connor.
Mike went on to create some of the most adventurous new acoustic music in America with his ensembles The Montreux Band, Psychograss, New Grange, The Big Trio, The Modern Mandolin Quartet. During 80s and 90s he recorded for the Rounder, Sugar Hill and Windham Hill labels, toured the most prestigious Bluegrass Festivals in the USA as well as performing art centers throughout the Europe, Japan and South America. Bassist Edgar Meyer and Mike recorded 2 cds for the Sony Classical label with violinist Joshua Bell, mandolinist Sam Bush and banjo wiz Bela Fleck.
Mike has spearheaded a global interest in Brazilian Choro music through his recordings with Hamilton de Holanda, pianist Jovino Santos Neto, his publications of books and workshops teaching this style as well as starting his own label, Adventure Music specializing in Brazilian and New Acoustic music.
Mike has recorded two CDs and toured with fellow mandolinist Chris Thile and continues his longtime partnership with violinist Darol Anger. In 2007 Mike met his wife, German classical mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg. They have three CDs together (well as two lovely daughters) and split their time between Germany and California. These two virtuosi are pushing the boundaries of the mandolin and its perception outside of the Bluegrass and Classical music circles.
As an educator Marshall has taught hundreds of mandolinists online through the School of Mandolin at ArtistWorks. He and David Grisman ran the Mandolin Symposium in Santa Cruz for
10 years and Mike was the founder of the Savannah Music Festival’s Acoustic Music Seminar.
He and Caterina currently direct the Mandolin World Retreats workshops which they bring to beautiful locations around the world.
Mike has released over 40 cds to date as well as numerous instructional books and DVDs and is completing his recording of the Bach Cello Suites on mandocello. Available as downloads on his Bandcamp page.
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Alessandro Penezzi
ALESSANDRO PENEZZI is widely regarded as one of Brazil’s foremost exponents the country’s most sophisticated popular instrumental tradition -- Choro. His mastery of this demanding idiom, both as a soloist and accompanist, has earned him recognition at the highest levels of Brazil’s musical community. A multi-faceted composer and arranger and one of Brazil’s premier 7 string guitarist today, Alessandro is also a virtuoso on tenor guitar, cavaquinho, mandolin, and flute.
His album Quebranto (2017), recorded in collaboration with guitarist Yamandu Costa, received the Prêmio da Música Brasileira in two major categories: Best Instrumental Album and Best Soloist. This national award is one of Brazil’s most prestigious recognitions in music. Penezzi’s international career includes performances in more than fifteen countries — the United States, Japan, Germany, England, Italy, and Portugal and appearances at major festivals including the Skopje Jazz Festival, where he opened for jazz legend Wayne Shorter the Omni Guitar Festival in San Francisco and the Savannah Music Festival in 2026.
Penezzi graduated from the Escola de Música de Piracicaba under the tutelage of maestro Ernst Mahle. He also holds degrees from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and is part of the Souza Lima Faculty.
In 2024 Alessandro met mandolinist Mike Marshall at the ‘California Brazil Camp’ and an explosive music partnership was born. That same year the two performed and recorded their debut CD in Germany for the Adventure Music label and have scheduling tours for 2026.
For the past 15 years Alessandro has performed with the cream of Brazilin instrumentalists including Hamilton de Holanda, Laércio de Freitas, Alexandre Ribeiro, Danilo Brito and Nailor Azevedo Proveta. Other collaborations have included projects with Dominguinhos, Hermeto Pascoal, Zimbo Trio, Beth Carvalho, Sílvio Caldas, Billy Blanco, Alaíde Costa, D. Ivone Lara, and Orchestras as Jazz Sinfônica (Sao Paulo) and London’s Symphonic.
Alessandro has received many awards for his CD productions including the VISA MPB Instrumental, Premio Tim de Música Brasileira, Premio Shell de Teatro and Prêmio da Música Brasileira.In 2015, he created the soundtrack for the Brazilian animation “SOS Fada Manu” for Canal Gloob and TVCultura, an animation that was nominated for the Emmy Childrens Award.
Penezzi is part of a new generation of Brazilian musicians who are re-inventing Brazilian choro with a contemporary language. As one of the top 7 string guitarists of his time, he has been invigorating the genre with fresh ideas, fierce improvisations, original compositions and a global palette of musical influences. His ability to bridge classical technique with Brazilian popular forms has positioned him as a key figure in the evolution of modern Brazilian instrumental music.
In addition to his performance career, Mr. Penezzi is a respected educator and composer who has conducted workshops and masterclasses at major universities and music festivals across Brazil and abroad.
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