MICHAEL EATON
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Avant-Garde Jazz • United States

Michael Eaton (b. 1981) is a Brooklyn, NY based saxophonist, composer, and educator active in contemporary jazz and free improvisation.  He embraces a progressive and holistic vision of jazz, cognizant of the music's rich history, while he reaches for a personal outlook with an eye towards future possibilities. Originally a native of the Kansas City, Missouri area, Eaton co-founded Mother Brain Records there with guitarist/electronics performer and composer Seth Andrew Davis.  Mother Brain specializes in free improvisation, electronic music, new music, and hybrid genres.  The label cultivates culture and music from Midwestern artists and beyond. Eaton leads Individuation, a contemporary jazz ensemble that combines modern, metric jazz with elements of postminimalism, world rhythms, electronics, and open improvisation. The group's latest recording, The Phenomenal, was released in July 2024 on Mother Brain Records.  The music pairs the quartet with three special guests: Tim Hagans (trumpet), Dave read more...