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Michael Dease

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American jazz musician, composer and producer

Michael Dease
Born	(1982-08-25)August 25, 1982 (age 43) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Trombone
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Jazz Legacy, Bluesback, D-Clef,Posi-Tone

Website	www.michaeldease.com

Musical artist

Michael Patrick Dease (born August 25, 1982) is an American jazz tenor andbass trombonist, composer and producer. He also playssaxophone,trumpet,flugelhorn,bass andpiano.

Biography

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Michael Dease was born inAugusta, 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 theJuilliard jazz studies program byWycliffe Gordon.^[1] Dease would go on to earn both his bachelor's and master's degrees while at the school. His teachers includedWycliffe Gordon,Steve Turre,Vincent Gardner, John Drew andJoseph Alessi. While atJuilliard, Dease won many awards, including the Frank Rosolino Award, J.J. Johnson Award, the Sammy Nestico Jazz Composers Award, ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, and the Fish Middleton Jazz Competition.^[2]

He began his career inIllinois Jacquet's Big Band in 2002, and has performed as a featured member of theDizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band,Christian McBride Big Band,Roy Hargrove Big Band,Nicholas Payton Big Band,Jimmy Heath Big Band and theCharles Tolliver Big Band. Dease also performs with small groups led byClaudio Roditi,Rodney Whitaker,Wycliffe Gordon, andDavid 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 theNice Jazz Festival,North Sea Jazz Festival,Tims Jazz Festival,Montreal Jazz Festival,Toronto Jazz Festival,Monterey Jazz Festival and the Spoleto Music Festival. He was a guest artist at the International Trombone Festival June 22–25, 2011 atVanderbilt University inNashville, Tennessee.

Dease's album Grace (2010) received excellent reviews from publications such asJazz Times,All About Jazz and The Guardian (UK).^[4]

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

Educator

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Dease had conducted master classes and workshops at universities and conservatories around the world, including theUniversity of Costa Rica,Osaka University,Michigan State University,Augusta State University,Broward College,Simpson College,Scranton University, andNortheastern University.

Currently Dease holds the position of Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone at theMichigan State University College of Music. He has also held similar positions atQueens College,CUNY, andThe New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Dease performs exclusively onYamaha Trombones, and plays the YSL-891Z.