Marilyn Mazur

The Profile

Danish percussionist and drummer noted for experimental, tribal-tinged percussion and collaborations with Jan Garbarek; credited on the album Elixir (2008).

Percussionist and drummer; collaborator with Jan Garbarek on Elixir (2008); work spans jazz and experimental textures, often using short, minimal pieces and world/tribal sounds.

The review of Elixir (2008) describes a collaboration between Jan Garbarek and percussionist Marilyn Mazur. The album is called eccentric, experimental and tribal, with many very short tracks. Garbarek's saxophone passages are said to rescue otherwise dispersed material. Recommended for fans of minimalism and experimental percussion.