Marilyn Mazur

Danish musician (1955–2025)

Born: 18 January 1955
New York City
Died: 12 December 2025
Copenhagen
Country: United States
Active: 1971–
Record labels: ECM Records, Storyville
Discography: 10 albums

Biography

Marilyn Mazur was a jazz musician who played drum kit, percussion instrument and voice. Marilyn Mazur was born on 18 January 1955 in New York City and died on 12 December 2025 in Copenhagen. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz-funk. Record labels: ECM Records and Storyville. The discography here lists 10 albums, from “Canoe” (1986) to “Shamania” (2019). Honours include Ben Webster Prize (1983), Jazzpar Prize (2001) and Telenor Culture Award (2007).

Marilyn Mazur (January 18, 1955 – December 12, 2025) was an American-born Danish percussionist. From 1975, she worked as a percussionist with various groups, among them Six Winds with Alex Riel. Mazur was primarily an autodidact, but she had a degree in percussion from the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Canoe 1986

Rena Rama With Marilyn Mazur 1989

Circular Chant 1995 · Live · Storyville Records Jordsange / Earth Songs 2000 · Dacapo All the Birds 2002 · Stunt Records Daylight Stories 2004 · Stunt Records Elixir 2008 · ECM Records Celestial Circle 2011 · ECM Records

Flamingo Sky 2014

Shamania 2019 · RareNoiseRecords

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Albums where Marilyn Mazur is credited as a sideman

1989	Aura — Miles Davis	percussion
1989	Golden Hair — Gil Evans / Laurent Cugny / Big Band Lumiere	percussion
1992	Innuendo — Charlie Mariano · Jasper van ’t Hof feat.: Marilyn Mazur	percussion
1993	Rhythm-A-Ning — Gil Evans & Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumière	percussion
1996	Visible World — Jan Garbarek	shakers, percussion, membranophone
1998	Rites — Jan Garbarek	cymbal, drums (drum set), slit drum
2005	Floating — Ketil Bjørnstad	membranophone, percussion
2006	Divine Shadows — Dhafer Youssef	percussion
2007	Stages of a Long Journey — Eberhard Weber	percussion
2013	La Notte — Ketil Bjørnstad	drums (drum set), percussion
2019	Rubberband — Miles Davis	percussion
2019	Sisters in Jazz — Cæcilie Norby	percussion

Awards

1983 Ben Webster Prize
2001 Jazzpar Prize
2007 Telenor Culture Award
2025 Carl Prisen

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Marilyn Mazur play?

Marilyn Mazur is known for playing drum kit, percussion instrument and voice.

When and where was Marilyn Mazur born?

Marilyn Mazur was born 18 January 1955 in New York City.

What are Marilyn Mazur's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Circular Chant (1995), Jordsange / Earth Songs (2000), All the Birds (2002), Daylight Stories (2004) and Elixir (2008).

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