Mandolins Cabbages And Kings

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Phil Lawrence has been playing mandolin since 1978 when he bought his first round back mandolin on a whim.  He began studying with Rudy Cipolla, the San Francisco Italian-American composer and mandolinist.   He quickly learned to play all different styles of music: bluegrass, folk, rock, jazz, reggae, and even klezmer.  Phil produced and published independent recordings of his original compositions in the 1980’s and 1990’s under his own label, Mandolinimal Productions.  In 2004 Phil was invited by David Grisman and Mike Marshall to work as an assistant instructor at David Grisman’s Mandolin Symposium in Santa Cruz and  he performed on stage with David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Chris Thile, Mike Compton, Don Stiernberg, and Radim Zenkl.

Phil’s Mandolin Mezzotints CD is still available.   Phil plays a 1916 vintage Gibson F2 mandolin, a 1988 Martin D-28 guitar, and blues harmonica. Currently he performs with It’s A Beautiful Day Acoustic, an acoustic jazz quartet/quintet featuring David LaFlamme from It’s a Beautiful Day on violin, and with the Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble. Phil has a radio show called “Mandolins, Cabbages, and Kings” on KOWS 92.5 FM every first, third, and fifth Tuesday of the month from 6:00-8:00 PM. He also has recorded Mandolin Mandalas with Lisa Sangita Moskow, a fusion of Americana and Indian influenced improvisations. Phil makes his home in Sonoma County, California, one hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge, where he teaches mandolin between gigs.
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