Flow Michael Dease

• 1 ST In The House 05:14
• 2 New Girl 04:59
• 3 Grand Seiko 05:50
• 4 Cardboard 07:07
• 5 Financier 04:47
• 6 The Rodfather 06:20
• 7 Recife's Blues 04:59
• 8 Not The Norm 06:16
• 9 Love's Lament 06:24
• 10 Entitlement 06:08
• 11 Haru No Kaze 05:45
• Total Runtime 01:03:49

Info zu Flow

Trombonist extraordinaire Michael Dease goes with the "Flow" for his 11th album for Posi-Tone. For this session Dease features some old friends, like alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity and pianist Geoffrey Keezer, while introducing the arrival of newcomers bassist Jared Beckstead-Craan and drummer Gary Kerkezou to his musical family. From start to finish, Dease's performances remain insightfully straight-ahead as he guides listeners through a well balanced program of original compositions and thought provoking arrangements. This carefully curated program promises to captivate discerning jazz enthusiasts with its balanced blend of technical prowess and emotional depth.

"The group do perform with aplomb and there are tracks that rise above the mellow tide. Duke Pearson’s “New Girl” brings a swing-era bounce and swagger that feels alive and urgent, and the closing track “Haru No Kaze” (penned by Keezer) introduces a refreshing contrast with its flute-trombone counterpoint and subtle nods to Japanese modal traditions. “Cardboard” is a bold choice and one of the few times the ensemble seems to really stretch, unafraid to let go and truly ‘go with the flow’." (ukvibe.org)

Michael Dease, trombone, bass (track 6)
Geoffrey Keezer, piano
Sharel Cassity, alto saxophone, flute
Jared Beckstead-Craan, bass
Gary Kerkezou, drums
Shane Karas, tenor saxophone (track 9)

Recorded September 3, 2023 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Engineered by Michael Brorby
Mixed and mastered by Nick O’Toole at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
Produced by Marc Free

Michael Dease
has emerged as one of the premier jazz trombonists of his generation. He serves as associate professor of jazz trombone at the MSU College of Music.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, the “Deep South,” Dease played the saxophone and trumpet before choosing the trombone. He was a self-taught high school senior, when he moved to New York in 2001 to study at the Juilliard School where he earned his Bachelor and Master degrees.

Dease quickly established his reputation as a soloist and sideman, recording 4 albums as a leader and logging over 100 sessions as a sideman, all before the age of 30. His 4 critically praised releases as a leader include: The Takeover (2005), Clarity (2007), Dease Bones (2008) and Grace (2010). His latest album, Coming Home, to be released on D Clef Records, May 21st, features a stellar lineup of band mates: pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Christian McBride, drumer Ulysses Owens Jr, and saxophonist Steve Wilson, plus a guest appearance by tenor sax man Eric Alexander.

He is a Grammy award-winning trombonist, and has played with many of today’s foremost jazz orchestras, including those led by Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Charles Tolliver and Rufus Reid. He has revitalized the trombone’s image on the frontline of quintets and sextets lead by masters musicians like Winard Harper, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Claudio Roditi, The Heath Brothers and Lewis Nash.

Michael learned his craft from trombone legends Wycliffe Gordon and Joseph Alessi. His associations run the entire spectrum of musical genres and include Alicia Keys, Paul Simon, Paul Schaffer, CBS Orchestra, Elton John, Neal Diamond, Illinois Jacquet, Slide Hampton, The World Of Trombones, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, WDR Big Band, George Gruntz, Billy Harper, and numerous others.

Dease’s unique blend of curiosity, hard work and optimism has helped him earn worldwide recognition, including awards from ASCAP, The International Trombone Association, Yamaha, Eastern Trombone Workshop, New York Youth Symphony, among others. Dease was recently profiled in Cicily Janus’ book, The New Face of Jazz: An Intimate Look at Today’s Living Legends (Random House).

Michael’s singular teaching talent has resulted in invitations to host master classes and residencies at University of North Texas, Scranton University, University of Iowa, Florida State College, Broward College, and many institutions abroad, and has also been on faculty at Queens College CUNY, The New School and Northeastern University.

Aside from leading his own quartet, quintet and sextet, Dease conducts his own 17-piece big band loaded with young talents like Sharel Cassity and Coleman Hughes, plus heavy hitters Rodney Whitaker, Greg Gisbert and Tom “Bones” Malone.

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