Marimba artist Jane
Boxall is "in a genre of one," according to Burlington-VT
magazine SevenDays. Jane plays contemporary-classical marimba
repertoire with 0 to 8 mallets. In the jazz realm, Jane recreates the ragtime
sounds of the 1920s on a vintage instrument. Chamber-music collaborations range
from Ricochet Duo's fresh piano-marimba repertoire to Snap-Drag’s double-drumkit
experimentation.
Jane has performed in
concert halls, art galleries, cafes, kindergartens, universities and festivals
from London to Chicago, and Manhattan to Seattle. She has appeared with the
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Prairie Ensemble and
the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble. Jane’s music has received radio
airplay across the United States, on the BBC and on the Dutch radio stations Concertzender and Radio
Mona Lisa. Her recordings of Nancy Van de Vate’s marimba compositions
are released on the Naxos label. Jane has shared concerts
and bills with Bradford Reed, Sheesham&Lotus, Vernon Reid, The Life and Times, Rough
Francis, Les de Merle and Danny Seraphine. Audience members have compared
Jane to Cozy Powell, Evelyn Glennie, Zappa marimbist Ruth Underwood, Sheila E.,
Carl Palmer and (when wielding 8 mallets) an octopus.
‘Marimba virtuoso Jane Boxall delighted a
capacity audience’
CCANW.co.uk
‘A
quintessentially natural performer. . . Incredible presence. Her body sings
with movement and pure joy. She bowled [us] over with her musicality and her
extramusical capacity to communicate.’
News-Gazette, Champaign IL
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