Michael White (clarinetist)
Michael White (also Dr. Michael White , born November 29, 1954 in New Orleans ) is an American clarinetist of old-time jazz .
Live and act
White comes from a family of musicians; His ancestors included the jazz bassist Papa John Joseph and the clarinetist Willie "Kaiser" Joseph, about whom he initially knew little. He was influenced by an aunt who played classical clarinet. White first studied Spanish and played with Don Paulin (1975), the Young Tuxedo Brass Band (1979) and in the Preservation Hall with Kid Sheik Cola . He also appeared on the show One Mo 'Time . He completed his foreign language studies with a doctorate and founded his own trio and in 1981 the Liberty Jazz Band , then The New Orleans Hot Seven . He toured Europe and Japan several times and also performed at the Village Vanguard . Wynton Marsalis involved him in his recordings for The Majesty of the Blues (1989).
White teaches Spanish and African-American music at Xavier University of Louisiana . In the United States, he is a media advocate for traditional jazz because of his academic position. According to Digby Fairweather, he is considered a central figure in the newer New Orleans Revival . His historical collection on New Orleans jazz, a. a. with sheet music by Jelly Roll Morton , was destroyed in the floods after Hurricane Katrina .
Discographic notes
- Shake It & Break It (505 CD, 1981-87) with Walter Payton
- Crescent City Serenade (1990, Antilles; with Teddy Riley, Wendell Brunious, Freddy Lonzo , Wynton Marsalis and Greg Stafford)
- A Song for George Lewis (Basin Street, 2000, with Gregg Stafford , Mark Braud, Lucien Barbarin , Rickie Monie, Detroit Brooks, Kerry Lewis, Shannon Powell)
- Jazz from the Soul of New Orleans (Basin Steet, 2002; with Gregory Stafford, Clyde Kerr, Lucien Barbarin, Steve Pistorius, Rickie Money, Detroit Brooks, Kerry Lewis, Herman Lebeaux, Juanita Brooks, Thais Clark)
Lexigraphic entries
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Short biography (Basin Street Records)
- Jason Berry: Can New Orleans Save Its Brass Bands?
- What gave early New Orleans jazz clarinets their unique sound? Phy-org, December 6, 2017, accessed December 13, 2017 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | White, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |