Jane Boxall - marimba

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1. ‘pyramid' [04:12] by jane boxall (2009)
marimba, snare drum, electric guitar and bass played by jane boxall

2. ‘vim' [02:03] by jane boxall (2009)
marimba solo played by jane boxall

3. ‘the downfall of paris' [02:25] traditional, arr. boxall
marimba played by jane boxall, field drum played by michael allen

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Solo marimba album 'Spherical Music' released July 29 2008
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Percussionist Jane Boxall keeps a busy performance schedule as a solo marimbist and as a rock drummer. Originally from the UK, Jane completed her BA and MA in Music at the University of York (UK), and her Doctorate in Percussion Performance at the University of Illinois (USA). She has performed and toured in the US, UK, Italy, Belgium, France and Ireland. Jane is an active and enthusiastic music educator, working with students from kindergarten to University level. She plays and endorses Coe Percussion marimbas and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

Selected performances:
Urban Assembly of Music and Art (Brooklyn, NY, 2010)
The Hand House (Elizabethtown, NY, 2008-2010)
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, VT, 2009-2010)
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY, 2010)
Indiana University (Pennsylvania, 2010)
State University of New York (Plattsburgh, NY, 2010)
University of Missouri (St. Louis, MO, 2010)
Springer Cultural Center (Champaign, IL, 2010)
Music Matters (Batavia, IL, 2010)
Chicago Drum Show (Chicago, IL 2009)
Designhaus (Burlington, VT 2009)
Ripon Cathedral (Ripon, UK 2009)
Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield, UK, 2009/2005)
St Agnes and St Anne's (London, UK, 2009/2005)
York City Screen Basement Bar (York, UK, 2009)
York Holy Trinity Church (York, UK, 2009)
The Grange ,(Whallonsburg, NY, 2009)
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY 2008)
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, IL, 2006-2008)
Carrie Busey Elementary School (Champaign, IL 2008)
Cowan Civic Center Theater (Lebanon, MO 2008)
Boneyard Arts Festival (Champaign, IL, 2007-2008)
Aroma Cafe (Champaign, IL, 2008)
Music Matters - masterclass (Batavia, IL, 2008)
Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL, 2007)
Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Natural World (Devon, UK, 2007)
WEFT 90.1FM live radio sessions (2005-2008)
Manchester University (Manchester, UK, 2005)
Gaetano Zinetti Chamber Music Festival (Sanguinetto, Italy, 2004)
private weddings and functions

Radio Play
WPRB (Princeton, New Jersey)
WEFT (Champaign, Illinois)
Concertzender (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
WPGU (Champaign, Illinois)
BBC Radio Devon (Devon, UK)
Radio Mona Lisa (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Selected discography:
'Pyramid' EP (2009) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Spherical Music' (2008) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Wood Water & Land' EP (2007) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Horsepower' (2006) - Triple Whip (instrumental rock duo)
'Snake Creeps Down' (2005) - Triple Whip (rock trio)
'Brutal Tinkerbell' (2004) - Brutal Tinkerbell (rock trio)
'Get Set' (2004) - The Sea Set (rock with live loops)
'York Millennium Mystery Plays (soundtrack)' (2002)

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***Boxall’s playing has a very high standard and her musicality speaks clearly throughout every piece***
Percussive Notes

***Jane Boxall's drums [are] consistently ruthless...the performance is splendid***
BurlingtonMusic.info, November 2010

***Ricochet Duo captivated their audience ...not the most likely of combinations at first consideration, the two presented a delightful and equally unlikely pairing of ragtime and tango pieces. Both Chancler Feinbloom and Boxall brought the dance music to life ...The spark of energy in Flynn Space Friday evening was created by this passion that exuded from both musicians and that energy transferred to the audience.***
BurlingtonMusic.info, November 2010

***[Jane] is truly impeccable and has so much energy, I believe she could play for days without stopping***
BurlingtonMusic.info, November 2010

***considerable chops***
smilepolitely.com

***Marvellous***
Time Out

***Jane Boxall’s performance at Sheffield Cathedral was a highlight of the series – a wonderfully innovative programme, beginning with Jane’s own transcription of some J.S. Bach, but centred on the music of today, all performed with panache, verve and passion. Jane Boxall is an excellent ambassador for the Marimba and its repertoire, and those fortunate to hear her fantastic recital, interpolated with illuminating and informative dialogue, went away with a greater understanding of this wonderful instrument. ***
Neil Taylor, Sheffield Cathedral, UK

***even if you can’t appreciate Jane’s artistry you can simply groove on her super-trancey music***
Cockroach Media blog, UK

***Boxall demonstrates the marimba’s wonderful niche combining percussive power and sweetness of tone. Victoria Poleva’s “Warm Wind” (2008) and Eve Beglarian’s “Spherical Music” (1985/1998) display how the instrument, in Boxall’s expert hands, conjures a tremendous range of effects. Quiet passages feel delicately atmospheric and meditative; louder ones ruminate, rumble and grow stormy***
7days, Burlington Vermont

***precise technique and superb musicianship***
Chicago Tribune

***The instrument has a natural quality, simply the vibration that occurs when mallets hit wood. It could probably sound clunky in unskilled hands, but Boxall makes it sound light and rhythmic, as if she’s controlling a storm of falling raindrops...sometimes the quick notes make it hard to believe everything is performed by a single person***
Innocent Words magazine

***impressive [indrukwekkende]***
Radio Mona Lisa, Netherlands

***"The repertoire is extremely interesting, the playing is unbelievable, and the sound is wonderful... The CD is a real winner***
Nancy Van de Vate, composer

***a diminutive performer who harnesses the sound of the 500-pound marimba like a lion tamer***
www.smilepolitely.com

***killer technique and inspired musicality***
Drum! magazine, US

***She has an ability that captivates even the most skeptical***
www.the217.com

***MARIMBA MAGIC***
USA-based marimba virtuoso Jane Boxall delighted a capacity audience with her music ... Jane performed pieces by many international composers showing off the full tonal range of this beautiful instrument.***
www.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

***You haven't heard the marimba if you haven't heard Jane play the marimba... she mesmerizes her audiences with her virtuosic talent***
Prairie Breezes, Urbana IL

***Beautiful instrumental invention***
Parasol.com

***the finest performing marimba player in town.***
Seth Fein, Buzz magazine

***the beauty and strength of your playing is beyond measure***
Martin McCrory, composer

***the spectacular drumming of Jane Boxall was as powerful and impressive as ever***
Vision magazine (York), 2001

***one of the most inventive percussionists I've witnessed***
leedsmusicscene.co.uk

***An extremely versatile and dynamic rock drummer***
Pat Reid, UK journo

***she moves faster than the eye and is a wily one***
Shipwreck

***Obviously a cumbersome instrument, this information only begs the question: why does she play it?***
The Charlotte News (Vermont), December 2009

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