Mike Osborne

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Mike Osborne (born September 28, 1941 in Hereford ; † September 19, 2007 ibid) was a British jazz musician ( alto saxophone , clarinet and composition ).

Live and act

Osborne first played the violin and studied clarinet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the early 1960s . Between 1962 and 1972 he worked regularly with Mike Westbrook . His own long-standing trio with Harry Miller and Louis Moholo formed one of the cores of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath , in which he was active until the late 1970s. He also worked with Alan Skidmore and John Surman in the SOS saxophone trio. In the mid-1970s, he continued to perform with Stan Tracey , in a duo and also in larger ensembles. He has also worked with Michael Gibbs , Kenny Wheeler , Humphrey Lyttelton , John Warren, Harry Beckett , Norma Winstone and Keith Tippett . One of his recordings is Marcel's Muse (1977).

Between 1969 and 1973 the melody maker honored Osborne as the best alto saxophonist in Great Britain. Health problems forced him to withdraw from the jazz scene in 1982. He died of lung cancer.

Discography (selection)

  • Mike Osborne Outback (with Harry Beckett, Chris McGregor, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo) (Turtle 1970 and FMR Records 1994)
  • Mike Osborne Shapes (with Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Earl Freeman , Harry Miller, Louis Moholo; rec. 1972, FMR Records 1999)
  • Mike Osborne & Stan Tracey: Original (Cadillac Records 1973)
  • Mike Osborne Trio: Border Crossing ( Ogun Records 1974)
  • Mike Osborne Trio: All Night Long (Live at Willisau) (Ogun Records 1976)
  • Mike Osborne / Stan Tracey Duo (Cadillac Records)
  • Tandem: Mike Osborne / Stan Tracey Live at the Bracknell Festival (Ogun Records 1977)
  • Mike Osborne Quintet: Marcel's Muse (Ogun Records 1977)
  • Force of Nature ( Reel Recordings , rec. 1980/81, ed. 2008)

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SURNAME Osborne, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osborne, Michael Evans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Hereford
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 2007
Place of death Hereford