Marisa Anderson

Portland-based guitarist and composer Marisa Anderson has enjoyed a varied and eclectic career, from involvement with the country-folk outfit the Dolly Ranchers and the improvisational ensemble Evolutionary Jass Band to individual highlights like 2013's critically lauded solo guitar album Mercury. Her unusual career has been everything but a straight line, including years of environmental and social activism in the U.S. and Mexico, a lengthy stint teaching at the Rock Camp for Girls in the late 2000s, and a series of unique solo albums that saw her melding American traditional...