Kaiser Marshall
Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall (June 11, 1902 in Savannah, Georgia – January 2, 1948 in New York City) was an American jazz drummer. Marshall was raised in Boston, where he studied under George L. He played with Charlie Dixon before moving to New York City early in the 1920s. After playing with violinist Shrimp Jones, he joined Fletcher Henderson's band at the Club Alabam, and remained in Henderson's retinue from 1922 until 1929.
Kaiser Marshall
![Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall (June 11, 1899, Savannah, Georgia - January 3, 1948, New York City) was an American jazz drummerGottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Caption from Down](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kaiser_Marshall.jpg/1024px-Kaiser_Marshall.jpg)
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC) · No known copyright restrictions
- Name
- Kaiser Marshall
- Birth Name
- Joseph Marshall
- Born
- 11 June 1902
- Birthplace
- Savannah, Georgia
- Died
- 2 January 1948
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- Drummer
- Full name
- Joseph Marshall.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music · jazz · percussion performance
- Languages
- English
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Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall (June 11, 1902 in Savannah, Georgia – January 2, 1948 in New York City) was an American jazz drummer. Marshall was raised in Boston, where he studied under George L. He played with Charlie Dixon before moving to New York City early in the 1920s. After playing with violinist Shrimp Jones, he joined Fletcher Henderson's band at the Club Alabam, and remained in Henderson's retinue from 1922 until 1929.
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He played with many noted jazz artists in the 1930s and 1940s, including Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Art Hodes, Wild Bill Davison, Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson, and Mezz Mezzrow. He also recorded with Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s, being the drummer on Armstrong's recording of "Knockin' a Jug" from March 5, 1929. In 1928-1930, he recorded with Benny Carter, Fats Waller and Coleman Hawkins in McKinney's Cotton Pickers. He also recorded for the Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet (Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, Fitz Weston, Pops Foster and Marshall).
![Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Caption from Down](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/%28Portrait_of_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Art_Hodes%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_and_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%284843755088%29.jpg/800px-%28Portrait_of_Kaiser_Marshall%2C_Art_Hodes%2C_Sandy_Williams%2C_Cecil_%28Xavier%29_Scott%2C_and_Henry_%28Clay%29_Goodwin%2C_Times_Square%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1947%29_%28LOC%29_%284843755088%29.jpg)
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] 1 negative: b w; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. Caption from Down
The Library of Congress · [Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier) Scott, and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947] (LOC)
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• Name — Kaiser Marshall • Birth Name — Joseph Marshall • Born — 11 June 1902 • Birthplace — Savannah, Georgia • Origin — Boston • Died — 2 January 1948 • Place of death — New York City • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Drummer • Associated Acts — George L. Stone, Charlie Dixon, Shrimp Jones
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1902
Kaiser Marshall born at Savannah.
1948
Kaiser Marshall died at New York City.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1708374: Kaiser Marshall
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- “Kaiser Marshall”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Marshall, Kaiser, Oxford Music Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Kaiser Marshall
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