Michael Dease

Michael Patrick Dease (born August 25, 1982) is an American jazz tenor and

Michael Dease was born in Augusta, Georgia and attended John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School, where he studied saxophone and voice. During his time as a high school student he achieved all-state honors on the latter instrument for three years in a row.

At age 17, Michael taught himself to play trombone, and was soon invited to join the inaugural class of the

He began his career in Illinois Jacquet's Big Band in 2002, and has performed as a featured member of the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Christian McBride Big Band, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Nicholas Payton Big Band, Jimmy Heath Big Band and the Charles Tolliver Big Band. Dease also performs with small groups led by Claudio Roditi, Rodney Whitaker, Wycliffe Gordon, and David Sanborn. In addition to performance, Dease serves and president and producer at his jazz record label, D Clef Records.^[3]

Dease has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. Previous engagements include the

Michael Dease was interviewed by Linus Wyrsch on "The Jazz Hole" for breakthruradio.com in April 2013 - Michael Dease Interview by breakthruradio.com

Educator

Dease had conducted master classes and workshops at universities and conservatories around the world, including the

• The Takeover (Self-released, 2005)
• Dease Bones (D-Clef, 2007)
• Clarity (
  BluesBack Records
  , 2008)
• Grace (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010)
• Coming Home (D-Clef, 2013)
• Relentless (Posi-Tone, 2014)
• Decisions (Posi-Tone, 2015)
• Let's Get Real (Spice of Life [Japan], 2015)
• Father Figure (Posi-Tone, 2016)
• All These Hands (Posi-Tone, 2017)
• Reaching Out (Posi-Tone, 2018)
• Bonafide (Posi-Tone, 2018)
• Never More Here (Posi-Tone, 2019)
• Give It All You Got (Posi-Tone, 2021)
• Best Next Thing (Posi-Tone, 2022)
• The Other Shoe: The Music of Greg Hill (Origin Records, 2023)

As sideman

with Sharel Cassity

• Relentless (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2009)

with Matthew Garrison

• Familiar Places (D-Clef, 2010)

with Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band

• I'm BeBoppin' Too (Half Note, 2008)

with Illinois Jacquet

• Swingin' Live With Illinois Jacquet: His Final Performance (Jacquet, 2006)

with Alicia Keys

• As I Am (J Records
  , 2007)

with Christian McBride Big Band

• The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2011)
• Bringin' It
  (Mack Avenue, 2017)

with Claudio Roditi

• Simpatico (Resonance, 2010)

with Charles Tolliver Big Band

• Emperor March: Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 2009)

External links

• Michael Dease's Website: http://www.michaeldease.com
• Michael Yamaha Artist: http://www.yamaha.com/artists/michaeldease.html
• Michael Dease Interview by breakthruradio.com

References