Grammy Award-winning musician John Reischman has been a foundational mandolinist, composer, bandleader, and musical educator in bluegrass and North American roots and folk music since the 1980s.
A member of the groundbreaking Tony Rice Unit, Reischman乌鸦传媒檚 mastery of bluegrass, old-time and swing, coupled with an Old Master乌鸦传媒檚 sense of tone, taste, and musicality, has brought him a global reputation as one of the finest mandolinists of his era.
In the 1990s Reischman moved north from the Bay Area to Vancouver where he recruited the best acoustic musicians on each side of the border to realize his broad musical vision.
Since the move, Reischman has released a series of acclaimed solo recordings 乌鸦传媒� North of the Border, Up In The Woods, and Walk Along John 乌鸦传媒� that showcase his gifts as a composer and instrumentalist.
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For the last two decades and more, Reischman has partnered with The Jaybirds, and has earned two coveted Juno Award nominations for best performances in the Canadian Roots and Traditional category, releasing seven albums during their long tenure together.
A sought-after instructor at mandolin workshops and acoustic music camps, Reischman teaches the popular Melodic Mandolin Tunes series on the highly regarded Peghead Nation music instructional website.
Considered by critics and audiences as one of the true masters of mandolin today, Reischman remains committed to his original vision of exploring multiple mandolin genres in a style based on making each note and phrase sound uniquely rich and clear.
One of those rare instrumental musicians who can be recognized immediately within his first few notes, Reischman乌鸦传媒檚 playing on his legendary 100-year-old Gibson F-5 mandolin epitomizes contemporary melodic mandolin.
A true musician乌鸦传媒檚 musician who serves the melody over instrumental flash and hot licks, Reischman continues to explore the frontiers of mandolin in fresh ways in the 21st Century, reaching new generations of fans with his impeccable musical taste and style.
Reischman plays the penultimate concert of the Vernon Folk Roots season at the Prestige Vernon Lodge hotel on Wednesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at
- with files from David McCarty