Marisa Anderson (USA)

MARISA ANDERSON (USA) FIRST AUSTRALIAN SOLO TOUR

US based guitarist Marisa Anderson will be embarking on her first solo tour of Australia in Feburary 2026. Anderson is best known for her recent work released by Thrill Jockey Records, including two duo discs with Dirty Three drummer Jim White. Tour stops include Melbourne, Sydney,Thirroul, Murwillumbah and Brisbane. Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her playing is fluid, emotional, and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that re-imaginethe landscape of American music.

The New Yorker calls Anderson ‘one of the most distinctive guitarplayers of her generation’,and NPR refers to her as among ‘this era’s most powerful players’. Hermusic has been featured in Rolling Stone, NPR, The New York Times, Pitchfork, the BBC and The Wire. Festival appearances include Big Ears, Pitchfork Midwinter, Le Guess Who? and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Anderson is the recipient of the 2025 Spark Award for Oregon Artists presented by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation.

In addition to her solo work, Anderson is sought after as a collaborator and composer.Swallowtail, hersecond record in duo with drummer Jim White (The Dirty Three) was released May 2024 on Thrill Jockey Records.

2024 also saw the release of the feature film score ‘A Perfect Day For Caribou’, as well as appearances on records by Charlie Parr, Myriam Gendron and Big|Brave. In addition to multiple solo releases, pastprojects include 2021’s Lost Futureswith guitarist William Tyler, and contributions to recordings by Matmos, Tara Jane O’Neil, Beth Ditto, Sharon Van Etten and Circuit Des Yeux, among others.

Classically trained, Anderson honed her skills playing in country, jazz and circus bands. Her currentwork is focused on a mid-20th century archive of recorded music from the Islamic world, Southeast Asia and the Soviet Union.

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Marisa will be joined by Meanjin banjoist and producer Andrew Tuttle. Tuttle is a best-kept secret of the Australian musical underground – a songwriter, composer and improviser who has collaborated with Matmos, Steve Gunn, Charlie Parr, Gwenifer Raymond and many others. Tuttle's music exists serenely and purposefully in a space where the five-string banjo and the six-string acoustic guitar weave in and out of processed electronics. Like time-lapse photography, it unfolds its colours and textures with an astonishing gracefulness and wonderment.

Tuttle's release and touring schedule includes performances in revered Australian and European spaces including Melbourne Recital Centre, Cafe OTO (London), The Tivoli (Brisbane), Paradiso Noord (Amsterdam), MONA (Hobart), Botanique (Bruxelles), Galeria ZDB (Lisboa) and The Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide).