Will Marsh World Raga Ensemble

Peacewave and Sirens present "Will Marsh World Raga Ensemble"

an evening of Sitar and Sacred music with Will Marsh on April 27, 2024, at Subud Hall in Sebastopol.

Will Marsh is coming to Sebastopol to celebrate his forthcoming album, Integration. The album is rooted in the most ancient of contemporary musical traditions and its most famous instrument, the classical Hindustani Sitar.

The Integration Ensemble performs original compositions by world musician extraordinaire Will Marsh.  Described as “Ravi Shankar jamming with the Buena Vista Social Club,” this live event features sitar, guitar, cello, saxophone, tabla, and world percussion. With influences from Frank Zappa and Ali Akbar Khan to Maurice Ravel and John Coltrane, the Integration Ensemble includes some of the Bay Area’s best musicians including Josh Mellinger (percussion), Misha Kahlikulov (cello), Greg Barnett (guitar) and Mark Gerhard (tabla)

Will Marsh has been performing around the world on sitar and guitar for over two decades. Will has worked with Grammy-winning musicians and producers and has been featured on national TV.

From his roots as a guitarist from northern Michigan to performing Hindustani sitar in Kolkata, Will’s musical journey has been rich and diverse. He believes passionately that music is essential to all of humanity. He holds his MFA in World Music Performance from the California Institute of the Arts and has studied with some of the world’s greatest musicians including Ustad Aashish Khan (eldest son of Ali Akbar Khan), Roshan Bhartiya, Tushar Bhatia, and Shakir Khan.