Michael Marcus (musician)
Michael Marcus (August 25, 1952) is an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He plays A clarinet, bass clarinet; soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and C melody saxophones, stritch saxophone, saxello, 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 Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Frank Lowe, James Carter, Jaki Byard, 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.
Discography
As leader
- Under the Wire (Enja, 1991)
- Here At! (Soul Note), 1994)
- Reachin' (Justin Time, 1996)
- This Happening with Jaki Byard (Justin Time, 1997)
- Involution with Jaki Byard (Justin Time, 1998)
- Live in N.Y. (Soul Note, 2000)
- Speakin Out (Drimala, 2002)
- The Magic Door (Not Two 2007)
- Duology with Ted Daniel (Boxholder, 2007)
- Lotus Symphony (Not Two, 2008)
- For Yes! (Not Two, 2010)
- Elements in Candor (For Tune, 2016)
With The Cosmosamatics
- 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)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) at All About Jazz
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