Michele Rosewoman
Donna Michele Rosewoman (born March 19, 1953 in Oakland, California ) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Rosewoman began playing the piano at the age of 6 and studied with pianist Ed Kelly as a teenager . After working as a musician on the West Coast and leading her own groups, she moved to New York City in 1978 . There she soon worked with musicians of avant-garde jazz such as Oliver Lake , Billy Bang , Rufus Reid and with M-Base activists such as Greg Osby .
Rosewoman became internationally known in the early 1980s, made his first own records and performed at important European festivals. She has been active with her quintet Quintessence for twenty years; Osby, Steve Coleman and Gary Thomas have played there in the past . With her big band New Yor-Uba (including Román Díaz , Mauricio Herrera , Román Filiú and Tyshawn Sorey ) she performs music that is influenced by the Yoruba Orisha cult and Latin American music. She also plays in Robin Eubank's Trio EB 3 .
Discographic notes
Albums under your own name
- The Source (1984; Soul Note Records )
- Spirit (1996; Blue Note Records )
- Harvest (1993; Enja Records )
- Occasion to Rise (1993; Evidence Records )
- Michele Rosewoman's New Yor-Uba: Hallowed (Advance Dance Disques, 2020)
with Quintessence
- Contrast High (1993; Enja Records )
- Quintessence (1987; Enja Records )
- Guardians of the Light (2005; Enja Records )
- The In Side Out (2006; Advance Dance Disques )
swell
- Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian. Jazz: Rough Guide. Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X
- Cook, Richard, Jazz Encyclopedia. Penguin 2005, ISBN 978-0-141-02646-6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosewoman, Michele |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosewoman, Donna Michele (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakland (California) |