Michael Marcus (musician)
Michael Marcus (August 25, 1952) is an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He plays B♭ & A clarinets, bass clarinet; sopranino, soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and C melody saxophones, stritch (straight alto) saxophone, saxello, bass flute, tárogató, and octavin.
Michael Marcus | |
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| Born | August 25, 1952 San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Clarinet, saxophone |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Enja |
| Website | michaelmarcusmusic |
In 1991 Enja released Under the Wire, his debut album as a leader.[1] He has worked with a artists including: Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Frank Lowe, Henry Grimes, Jaki Byard, Rahn Burton, Vince Wallace, Fred Hopkins, Denis Charles, Jay Rosen, Tarus Mateen, Perry Robinson, Warren Smith and Edgar Bateman.
Marcus and Ted Daniel comprise Duology, which has collaborated with Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes. With Sonny Simmons, he is the co-leader of The Cosmosamatics.
Michael was rewarded an individual performance grant from the NEA (National Endowment of the Arts)-composing for a string quartet in conjunction with his original music.
Discography
As leader
- Under the Wire [Enja Records],1990
- Here At! (Soul Note Records), 1993
- Ithem (Ayler Records) 1994
- Reachin' (Justin Time Records), 1996
- This Happening (Justin Time) 1997 w Jaki Byard
- Involution(Justin Time, 1998)) w/Jaki Byard Trio
- Live in N.Y. (Soul Note, 1999)
- In the Center of it All (Justin Time) 2000
- Sunwheels (Justin Time) 2001
- Blue Reality (Soul Note) 2002
- Speakin Out (Drimala) 2002
- Soulifications (Soul Note) 2005
- The Magic Door (Not Two) 2007
- Lotus Symphony (Not Two) 2008
- For Yes! (Not Two) 2010
- Elements in Candor (For Tune) 2016
- Stone Jump (Not Two), 2021
The Cosmosamatics w/ Sonny Simmons
- The Cosmosamatics (Boxholder, 2001)
- The Cosmosamatics II (Boxholder, 2002)
- Live at Banlieues (Bleu Regard, 2003)
- Three (Boxholder, 2004)
- Reeds & Birds (Not Two, 2004)
- Magnitudes (Soul Note, 2005)
- Zetrons (Not Two, 2005)
- Free within the Law (Not Two, 2008)
- Jazz-Maalika (Saptak, 2013)
..."Duology" w/ Ted Daniel
Duology ( Boxholder) 2007 Golden Atoms ( Soul Note ) 2008 Duology w/ Andrew Cyrille (Jazz Werkstatt ) 2011 Duology w/ Henry Grimes ( Ujjama ) 2019
..."The Saxemble"
..."Blue Reality Quartet" w/Joe McPhee (Mahakala) 2021
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) at All About Jazz
External links
- Official website (complete bio & discography)