MICHAEL MOSSMAN
Genres: Hard Bop, Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz • United States

Born: Oct 12, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trumpeter, trombonist and composer has worked with many artists including Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Toshiko Akiyoshi's Jazz Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra, the Philip Morris Superband, and Slide Hampton's Jazz Masters Orchestra. He has also played with the Latin jazz bands of Michel Camilo, Mario Bauza, and Eddie Palmieri. from discogs A fine hard bop trumpeter with a wide range, Michael Mossman has proven to be an asset to many swinging sessions. A flexible player, he toured Europe in 1978 with an orchestra led by Anthony Braxton and played on two tours with Roscoe Mitchell. But Mossman was in more logical surroundings when he was with Lionel Hampton (1984) and during the one month he played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He played with Machito and Gerry Mulligan in 1985 and then toured and recorded with Out of the read more...