Hugh Marsh was born on June 5,1955 and is a violinist from Toronto, known for his electric violin sound.
14 Facts About Hugh Marsh
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Hugh Marsh was born in Montreal, Quebec and brought up in Ottawa, Ontario, where he learned to play the violin from the age of five but it was when he tried playing the saxophone while at Canterbury high school that led to him exploring jazz, funk and rhythm and blues.
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In 1978, Hugh Marsh was invited by jazz musician Moe Koffman to perform with him in a concert series at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.
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In 1984, Hugh Marsh recorded his independent album The Bear Walks which was later distributed by Duke Street Records.
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Hugh Marsh was supported on the album by Doug Riley, Peter Cardinali, and Michael Brecker.
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Since 1990 Hugh Marsh has recorded and toured with Celtic songstress Loreena McKennitt, contributing to six multi-platinum albums and a number of world tours.
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Hugh Marsh has worked with Turkish artists Ihsan Ozgen, Kani Karaca, Goksel Baktagir and Ozcan Deniz.
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In 2000 Hugh Marsh performed with former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy on his international Just For Love tour.
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Hugh Marsh collaborated on film scoring projects with composers Harry Gregson Williams and Don Rooke, with compositions featured on such films as Armageddon, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith, Spy Game, Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas, The Rundown, Veronica Guerin, Man on Fire, Shrek 2, Return to Sender, Domino, Kingdom of Heaven, The Chronicles of Narnia, Still Mine and Seraphim Falls.
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Hugh Marsh worked with Hans Zimmer on scores for Tears of the Sun and The Da Vinci Code.
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In 2004 Hugh Marsh joined clarinetist Don Byron's new quartet "Swiftboat", along with Kermit Driscoll on bass and Pheeroan Aklaff on drums.
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Hugh Marsh toured as part of trumpeter Jon Hassell's new quartet with bassist Peter Freeman and percussionist Steve Shehan.
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Hugh Marsh is a four-time winner of the Jazz Report Award for violinist of the year and a three-time recipient of the National Jazz Award for violinist of the year.
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Hugh Marsh's recording Hugmars was released in November 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award in the best contemporary jazz album category.