Michael Dease

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Michael Dease (born August 25, 1982 in Augusta (Georgia) ) is an American jazz musician and composer. Its main instrument is the trombone ; but he has also appeared on other instruments such as tenor saxophone , trumpet , flugelhorn , tuba , double bass and piano .

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Dease, who attended the John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School in his hometown , received a music education there, where he concentrated on singing, first on the alto saxophone , then on the tenor saxophone. At the age of 17 he discovered the trombone, which he acquired as an autodidact . At the invitation of Wycliffe Gordon , he took part in the newly created jazz course at the Juilliard School of Music , where he also completed his master's degree after completing his bachelor's degree. In addition to Gordon, Steve Turre , Vincent Gardner , John Drew and Joseph Alessi were among his teachers. During his studies he received awards such as the Frank Rosolino Award, the JJ Johnson Award, the Sammy Nestico Jazz Composers Award and the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award .

In 2002 Illinois Jacquet brought him into his big band as tenor saxophonist , with which he also recorded. As a trombonist he has appeared in the big bands of Jimmy Heath , Wayne Shorter , Charles Tolliver , Christian McBride and Roy Hargrove . He was currently a member of the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. He has also performed with Wynton Marsalis and his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Junior Mance and the Billy Harper sextet .

Dease led his own combo, with which he presented several albums. In particular, the album Grace (2010) received a lot of critical acclaim. On the album Dease Bones he can be heard with a large-format trombone set. He also went to the studio with Claudio Roditi , Sharel Cassity and Max von Mosch , on whose album Black Périgord he recorded what is supposedly the first alto trombone solo in the history of jazz . He toured worldwide and performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival , the Montreal Jazz Festival , the Toronto Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival , among others . As a studio musician, he has also worked with Paul Simon , Luis Miguel and Alicia Keys (on the track "Superwoman" of their three Grammy- awarded CD As I Am ).

Dease is also active as a composer and arranger. He has also given courses and workshops as a trombonist. As an instrumental teacher, he has worked at Queens College and the City University of New York , The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Michigan State University .

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  1. ↑ a b Michael Dease at Allmusic (English)
  2. ↑ Review in the Guardian (2010)
  3. ↑ Review of Dease Bones in All About Jazz
  4. ↑ Review of Black Périgord (Jazzthing)
personal data
SURNAME Dease, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Augusta (Georgia)