Lively Entertainment: Mind-blowing Marbin Thursday & this weekend's schedule

Marbin started in 2007 as an improvised music duo consisting of Israeli-American guitarist Dani Rabin and Israeli saxophonist Danny Markovitch.

Markovitch and Rabin met shortly after Markovitch had completed his military service as an infantry sergeant and Rabin had graduated from Berklee College of Music. Talk about a wide variety of backgrounds!

Since 2008, Marbin has been based in Chicago and has been performing all over the United States, playing over 300 shows a year with the accompaniment of drummer Justyn Lawrence and bassist Ian Stewart, making Marbin one of the busiest bands in the states.

They have released three albums: "Impressions of a City," as part of Paul Wertico's Mideast-Midwest Alliance, and two under the name Marbin.

The group -- whose members have won multiple Grammys with the Pat Metheny Group -- is currently signed to Moonjune Records and Management.

According to major publications in the US and around the world such as The Chicago Tribune, All About Jazz, The Examiner, Jazz Police, and Chicago Jazz Magazine, Marbin's use of new extended techniques, such as looping and prepared-guitar in song form, in addition to their compositions and approach to music, results in music that is innovative and genre-defying.

In addition to their regular schedule playing in top venues and festivals in the states (The Jazz Showcase, Magic Bag, Gilly's, Green Mill, Chi-town Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival), in September 2011, Marbin toured with fusion super group Scott Henderson, Mike Clark, and Jeff Berlin in a series of venues on the east coast and the midwest. In March 2012, Marbin toured with Allan Holdsworth's new trio that consists of Yellow Jackets' bassist Jimmy Haslip, and drummer Virgil Donati.

Marbin's show Thursday night starts at 8:30 p.m. No admission! What a deal!

* Squid and Whale: Marbin, 8:30 p.m.

* Eureka Paradise Bar and Grill: Open Mike Night, Free Pool

* Chelsea's: Previously scheduled band The Godda** Gallows has been canceled, will be rescheduled at a later date.

* The Aud: CICA Summer Music Festival Extraordinary Artist Concert 7 featuring violinist Alexander Gilman, 7 p.m.

* Rowdy Beaver (Highway 62): Bike Night / Karaoke with Rachel

* Jack's Place / Centerstage Live: DJ Goose, 8 p.m.

* Chaser's: Tacos & Tequila, all night

* Chelsea's: Diversity Band, 8 p.m.

* Voulez-Vous Lounge: Bella Donna, 9 p.m.

* Squid and Whale: David Castro Band, 8 p.m.

* The Aud: CICA Summer Music Festival Symphony Concert with Conductor Thomas Chun-yu Chen featuring soprano Dominika Zamara and violinist Shih-Peng Chang, 7:30 p.m.

* Jack's Place / Centerstage Live: The Barflies, 9 p.m.

* Berean Coffee House: Live jazz with Neil Ogle, 7 p.m.

* Rowdy Beaver (Highway 62): Rodney Dangerfield / Dean Martin Show with Mario, 8 p.m.

* Rowdy Beaver Den (downtown): Diggit Johnson Live and Kicken, 7 p.m.

* Chaser's: Casual Flyze, 9:30 p.m.

* Jack's Place / Centerstage Live: The Barflies, 9 p.m.

* The Aud: CICA Summer Music Festival Symphony Concert with Conductor Thomas Chun-yu Chen featuring Alexander Gilman on violin and Lech Antonio Uszynski on viola in a double concerto, 7:30 p.m.

* Eureka Paradise Bar & Grill: DJ and Dancing

* Squid & Whale: Copesetic, 9 p.m.

* Voulez-Vous Lounge: Swing and A Miss, 9 p.m.

* Chelsea's: Centerfuze, 8 p.m.

* Rowdy Beaver (Highway 62): Blew Reed & the Flatheads, 8 p.m.

* Rowdy Beaver Den (downtown): Jesse Dean, 7 p.m.

* Chaser's: Two Mothers Left, 9:30 p.m.

* The Aud: CICA Summer Music Festival Students' Chamber music and solo recital, 2 p.m.

* New Delhi Cafe: Gospel Sunday Brunch with Brick-Fields, 11:30 a.m.

* Chaser's: Solo Sundays featuring Curtis Abercrombie, 7 p.m.

Lively Entertainment is written and complied by Carroll County News Managing Editor Kristal Kuykendall. Deadline for venues to submit their events for inclusion is noon Mondays. Events should be emailed to ccneditor@cox-internet.com and/or phoned in to 479-981-9419 by deadline each week. Kuykendall also writes Kristal's Northwest Arkansas Live Music Blog, which includes video and song clips of band she previews each weekend, found online at www.CarrollCoNews.com/blogs/livemusicinn....