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Whether blowing bebop over a Mingus tune or freely improvising with Anthony Braxton, Michael Rabinowitz's contributions have changed the conception of what the bassoon can do. Since graduating with a BFA in music performance from SUNY at Purchase in the late seventies Michael's improvisatory skills opened the door for the bassoon to enter a variety of musical environments not traditionally associated with the instrument.He has recorded with Ira Sullivan, Red Rodney, Wynton Marsalis, John Hicks, Dave Douglas, Chris Potter and Joe Lovano. Michael is a founding member of The Charles Mingus Orchestra which can be heard regularly at the jazz clubs in NYC. His quartet Bassoon In the Wild has performed at the The Vanderbilt Planetarium, Frick Museum, JVC Jazz Festival, Penn State, Django and other venues in NYC.. Buffet Crampon USA has been Michael's sponsor for the past twenty five years and has supported his participation in performances and master classes at the IDRS most notably the Jazz at June Festival in Oklahoma with oboist Paul McCandless. In 2009 Michael was awarded a grant from Chamber Music of America in collaboration with French oboist Jean Luc Fillon and released their CD On the Reed Again. In 2014, Michael formed a group called The Odd Couple Quintet with jazz horn virtuoso John Clark. Cats Paw Records released Michael’s six CD as a leader called Uncharted Waters in 2017 which garnered international praise. In the past year Michael has taught master classes and performed concerts at Curtis/Boston Conservatory and the following Universities: Appalachia State, James Madison, Yale & Michigan. In early March of '23 his 7th CD called Next Chapter was released featuring recent compositions accompanied by a stellar NYC trio.
Pianist Matt King has performed and/or recorded with a Who's Who of jazz notables, including Chris Potter, Rufus Reid, Benny Golson, Billy Hart, Dave Stryker, Vic Juris, Joe Morello, and Charles McPherson, and Brazilian artists such as Nilson Matta, Claudio Roditi, Leny Andrade, and Claudia Villela. Vocalists as diverse as Phoebe Snow, Curtis Stigers, and Carmen Souza have tapped Matt's talents, as have blues great Earl King, and banjo master Tony Trischka. King has also toured extensively with the legendary jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears, and with late great jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb, for whom he also served as musical director.
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