Anwar Marshall Trio

Anwar M. Marshall is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. He was introduced to music early on by his
mother and father who are both accomplished musicians and music educators. He received a
drum set as a Christmas gift, and then studied drum set and percussion in Philadelphia public
school with Carl Mottola. He attended the High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)
and received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of the Arts where he studied with Erik
Johnson and Joe Nero. He was also mentored by Byron Landham, Mike Boone, Sid Simmons and
many other Philadelphia area musicians.
Anwar has been fortunate enough to collaborate with musicians such as Orrin Evans, The
Captain Black Big Band, Ed Cherry, Tim Warfield, Christian McBride, Pat Metheny, Somi, Kurt
Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, and Nicholas Payton.